Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Build info

Synonyms

  • DHEA
  • DEHYDROANDROSTERONE
  • DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
  • LAB522

Procedure Name

DHEA

Procedure Master Number

LAB522

Procedure ID

17747

Clinical Info

Evaluate adrenal carcinomas that frequently secrete large amounts of DHEA

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold top tube
Specimen: 1 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated serum
Stability:  6 hours Room Temperature               
                 14 days Refrigerated
                 14 Days Frozen

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated serum

Specimen Stability

6 hours Room Temperature               
                 14 days Refrigerated
   

Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp Burlington

CPT

82626

PDM

 5900530

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
DEHYDROANDROSTERONE DHEA DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

Result Interpretation

 

Age (years) Range (ng/dL)
0 to 5 0−67
6 to 7 0−110
8 to 10 0−185
11 to 12 0−201
13 to 14 0−318
15 to 16 39−481
17 to 19 40−491
20 to 50 31−701
> 50 21-402

 
 
This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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