Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plain red, lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), or green (sodium or lithium heparin).

Specimen Preparation

Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer two 0.5 mL serum or plasma specimens to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze immediately. (Min: 0.25 mL/container)

Storage/Transport Temperature

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

Unacceptable Conditions

Refrigerated or room temperature specimens.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 6 months

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-5 days

Reference Interval

Age
Female
Male
Premature (26-28 weeks) 1219-9799 ng/dL 1219-9799 ng/dL
Premature (29-36 weeks) 346-8911 ng/dL 346-8911 ng/dL
Full Term (1-5 months) 229-3104 ng/dL 229-3104 ng/dL
6-12 months less than or equal to 917ng/dL less than or equal to 917ng/dL
13-23 months less than or equal to 592 ng/dL less than or equal to 592 ng/dL
2-4 years less than or equal to 280 ng/dL less than or equal to 249 ng/dL
5-6 years less than or equal to 350 ng/dL less than or equal to 319 ng/dL
7-9 years less than or equal to 212 ng/dL less than or equal to 187 ng/dL
10-12 years less than or equal to 398 ng/dL less than or equal to 392 ng/dL
13-15 years less than or equal to 407 ng/dL 35-465 ng/dL
16-17 years less than or equal to 423 ng/dL 32-478 ng/dL
18 years and older Less than 226 ng/dL Less than 442 ng/dL
Tanner Stage I less than or equal to 235 ng/dL less than or equal to 208 ng/dL
Tanner Stage II less than or equal to 367 ng/dL less than or equal to 355 ng/dL
Tanner Stage III less than or equal to 430 ng/dL less than or equal to 450 ng/dL
Tanner Stage IV-V less than or equal to 412 ng/dL 35-478 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.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

84143

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0092333 17-Hydroxypregnenolone Quant, MS/MS, Ser 6765-2
* Component test codes cannot be used to order tests. The information provided here is not sufficient for interface builds; for a complete test mix, please click the sidebar link to access the Interface Map.

Aliases

17-Hydroxypregnenolone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma