Ordering Recommendation

Useful when screening for obstruction or absence of the seminal vesicles in males with azoospermia.

Mnemonic

FRUCTOSE

Methodology

Quantitative Spectrophotometry

Performed

Mon

Reported

1-8 days

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York DOH approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Semen.

Specimen Preparation

Specimen should be frozen within 2 hours of collection. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted with multiple tests are ordered.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 2 years

Reference Interval

91-520 mg/dL

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

Standard

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

82757

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0080112 Fructose, Semen 2295-4
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Aliases

  • Fructose
Fructose, Semen