Ordering Recommendation
Mnemonic
Methodology
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Mon, Wed, Fri
Reported
2-5 days
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plain red, pink (K2EDTA), plasma separator tube, green (sodium heparin), or green (lithium heparin).
Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)
Refrigerated. Also acceptable: Frozen.
Grossly hemolyzed specimens.
After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Interval
Effective August 18, 2014
Gestation Time, Age |
Reference Interval |
---|---|
Premature (26-28 weeks) | 20 - 105 ng/dL |
Premature (29-33 weeks) | Not Established |
Premature (34-36 weeks) | 28 - 78 ng/dL |
Full Term Newborn | Elevated at birth; decreases to 7- 49 ng/dL during first week |
Age |
Reference Interval |
---|---|
1-11 months | 7- 49 ng/dL |
Prepubertal children | Less than or equal to 34 ng/dL |
Adults | Less than or equal to 19 ng/dL |
Interpretive Data
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Note
Hotline History
CPT Codes
82633
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
2008459 | 11-Deoxycorticosterone, HPLC-MS/MS | 1656-8 |