18- Hydroxycorticosterone

Synonyms

  • HDXCN
  • HYDROXYCORTICOSTERONE, 18
  • LAB11173

Cerner Name

Hydroxycorticosterone, 18

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

3 mL serum (1mL min) Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold top tube or Red top tube
Specimen: 3 mL serum (1mL min) Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection
Transport Temperature: Frozen
Stability: 1 Day Room Temperature or Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

1 Day Room Temperature or Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen

Methodology

Mass spectrometry (MS)

Days Performed

TAT: 6-13 Days

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp- Esoterix Endocrinology

CPT

82542

PDM

5902950

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
18 HYDROXYXORTICOSTERONE 18HYDROXYXOR 18 HYDROXYXORTICOSTERONE 18 Hydroxycorticosterone

Result Interpretation

Reference Range
  • Premature (26 to 28 weeks): day 4: 10−670 ng/dL
  • Premature (26 to 28 weeks): day 4: 10−670 ng/dL
  • Premature (31 to 35 weeks): day 4: 57−410 ng/dL
  • Full-term Day 3: 31-546 ng/dL
  • Full-term (31 days to 11 months): 5−220 ng/dL
  • 12 to 23 months: 18−155 ng/dL
  • 24 months to 9 years: 6−85 ng/dL
  • 10 to 14 years: 10−72 ng/dL
  • Adults: 9−58 ng/dL
  • 8:00 AM Supine: 4-21 ng/dL
  • 8 AM supine upright: 5−46 ng/dL

Forms
Endocrine LAB11173 build edit