91243 DHEA Unconjugated

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

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

Also Acceptable
0.5 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 are preferred.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82626 - DHEA

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 1.0-4.5

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 2 day(s)	:	2.9-10.1
2 day(s) - 4 week(s)	:	0.8-9.45
4 week(s) - 6 month(s)	:	0.6-5.0
6 - 10 month(s)	:	0.5-2.0
10 month(s) - 6 year(s)	:	0.4-1.5
6 - 8 year(s)	:	0.9-3.7
8 - 10 year(s)	:	0.9-4.8
10 - 20 year(s)	:	1.9-9.5
20 - 49 year(s)	:	1.9-7.6
49 - 150 year(s)	:	1.0-4.5

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 2 day(s)	:	2.9-10.1
2 day(s) - 4 week(s)	:	0.8-9.45
4 week(s) - 6 month(s)	:	0.6-5.0
6 - 10 month(s)	:	0.5-2.0
10 month(s) - 6 year(s)	:	0.4-1.5
6 - 8 year(s)	:	0.9-3.7
8 - 10 year(s)	:	0.9-4.8
10 - 20 year(s)	:	1.9-9.5
20 - 49 year(s)	:	1.9-7.6
49 - 150 year(s)	:	1.0-4.5