Roche Platform Transition

This page compares reference ranges between the Roche and Beckman platforms for the selected category of tests. For a description of the transition from the Beckman to Roche automated chemistry platform, please see the Chemistry and Immunoassay Beckman to Roche Transition Guideline.

All BMP Liver Kidney Misc

Method Comparison

The slope of the linear regression of Roche onto Beckman represents the proportional bias between the two methods (i.e., the proportional change going from Beckman to Roche). The mean bias is expressed as a % or an absolute bias depending on whether there is a proportional bias between Beckman and Roche or a constant bias. A positive mean bias means that Roche results are higher than Beckman results, on average. While it is not recommended to use this information to convert one result directly to the other, the data will help when comparing results across platforms.

Tests with significantly different performance characteristics are reported using different component names and are not trendable in Epic. Certain analytes, labeled "Not comparable," were so poorly correlated that results from Beckman and Roche should not be directly compared for the care of patients. Trends of measurements on the same instrument platform for the same patient over time are interpretable.

Test Name	Beckman Code	Roche Code	Same code/Trendable?	Bias	Percent Bias	Slope of the Linear Regression (Roche vs. Beckman)	Coefficient of Determination (R²)
Lactate Dehydrogenase	LD	LDRD	❌	39.24 U/L	18%	1.20	0.99
Uric Acid	URIC	URIC	✅	-0.19 mg/dL	-3.70%	0.98	1.00

Reference Ranges

Name

Beckman

Roche

Lactate Dehydrogenase

Name: Lactate Dehydrogenase (Beckman)
Mnemonic: LD
Units: U/L
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	<210	0-	<210

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Name: Lactate Dehydrogenase (Roche)
Mnemonic: LDRD
Units: U/L
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	0-225	0-	0-225

Effective date: 12/17/2025

Uric Acid

Name: Uric Acid
Mnemonic: URIC
Units: mg/dL
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	2.6-6.8	0-	3.9-7.6

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Name: Uric Acid
Mnemonic: URIC
Units: mg/dL
Method Code: F3PUR1

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	2.4-6.2	0-	3.4-7.0

Effective date: 12/23/2025

Amylase

Name: Amylase (Total)
Mnemonic: AYT
Units: U/L
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	27-106	0-	27-106

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Name: Amylase (Total)
Mnemonic: AYT
Units: U/L
Method Code: FMPRO1

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	37-132	0-	37-132

Effective date: 03/12/2026

Glucose, CSF

Name: Glucose, CSF
Mnemonic: CGLU
Units: mg/dL
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	40-80	0-	40-80

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Name: Glucose, CSF
Mnemonic: CGLU
Units: mg/dL
Method Code: FMPRO1

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	40-80	0-	40-80

Effective date: 03/12/2026

Lactate

Name: L_Lactate, Venous Plasma
Mnemonic: VLAC
Units: mmol/L (units differ between platforms)
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	0.5-2.2	0-	0.5-2.2

Effective date: 02/15/2019

Name:
Mnemonic: VLACRD

Lipase

Name: Lipase
Mnemonic: LPASE
Units: U/L
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	<70	0-	<70

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Name: Lipase
Mnemonic: LPASE
Units: U/L
Method Code: FMPRO1

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	<71	0-	<71

Effective date: 03/12/2026

Total Protein, CSF

Name: Protein (Total), CSF
Mnemonic: CTP
Units: mg/dL
Method Code: default

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	15-45	0-	15-45

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Name: Protein (Total), CSF
Mnemonic: CTP
Units: mg/dL
Method Code: FMPRO1

Female		Male
Age	Range	Age	Range
0-	15-45	0-	15-45

Effective date: 03/12/2026