91243 DHEA Unconjugated

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Separate from cells ASAP
Specimen collected during morning hours (6-10 am)are preferred.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82626

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 1.0-4.5 ng/mL

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 1 day(s)	:	0-11 ng/mL
1 day(s) - week(s)	:	0-8.7 ng/mL
- 4 week(s)	:	0-5.8 ng/mL
4 week(s) - 1 year(s)	:	0-2.9 ng/mL
1 - 5 year(s)	:	0-2.3 ng/mL
5 - 7 year(s)	:	0-3.4 ng/mL
7 - 9 year(s)	:	0.092-2.46 ng/mL
9 - 11 year(s)	:	0.30-3.8 ng/mL
11 - 13 year(s)	:	0.58-4.11 ng/mL
13 - 15 year(s)	:	0.87-6.64 ng/mL
15 - 17 year(s)	:	1.21-7.63 ng/mL
17 - 40 year(s)	:	1.33-7.78 ng/mL
40 - 150 year(s)	:	0.63-4.70 ng/mL

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 1 day(s)	:	0-11 ng/mL
1 day(s) - week(s)	:	0-8.7 ng/mL
- 4 week(s)	:	0-5.8 ng/mL
4 week(s) - 1 year(s)	:	0-2.9 ng/mL
1 - 5 year(s)	:	0-2.3 ng/mL
5 - 7 year(s)	:	0-3.4 ng/mL
7 - 9 year(s)	:	0.12-2.70 ng/mL
9 - 11 year(s)	:	0.13-3.69 ng/mL
11 - 13 year(s)	:	0.81-6.34 ng/mL
13 - 15 year(s)	:	1.23-7.63 ng/mL
15 - 17 year(s)	:	1.46-9.51 ng/mL
17 - 40 year(s)	:	1.33-7.78 ng/mL
40 - 150 year(s)	:	0.63-4.70 ng/mL