Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable
Free and Total Testosterone by Mass Spectrometry/Equilibrium Dialysis Build info
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Short Name |
TESTOSTERONE, FREE MS/EQ DIALYSIS |
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Procedure Master Number |
LAB11138 |
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Procedure ID |
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Clinical Info |
This method is recommended for testing women, children, and hypogonadal men. Free testosterone is best measured by equilibrium dialysis, while total testosterone is measured by HPLC with tandem mass spectrometry |
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Specimen Sources |
Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous | ||||||||||||||||
Specimen Types |
Blood | ||||||||||||||||
Container |
2 mL of Serum (Gold Top Tube or Red-top tube Specimen) |
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Collection Instructions |
Serum must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of venipuncture. |
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Transport Instructions |
Refrigerated |
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Specimen Stability |
6 Days Room Temperature |
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Methodology |
Testosterone: High-pressure liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS-MS) |
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Days Performed |
TAT: 6 - 10 Days |
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Performing Laboratory |
LabCorp- Endocrine Sciences |
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CPT |
84402,84403 |
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PDM |
225709 | ||||||||||||||||
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