Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Pregnenolone, Mass Spectrometry (Esoterix) Build info

Synonyms

  • PREGNENOLONE, MASS SPECTROMETRY (ESOTERIX)
  • LAB1073

Short Name

PREGNENOLONE

Procedure Master Number

LAB1073

Procedure ID

56256

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold or red top tube
Specimen: 2.5 mL serum (1.1 mL min)
 
Collection Serum or plasma must be separated from cells and transferred to a plastic transport tube within one hour of collection. The specimen should be frozen immediately and maintained frozen until tested.
 

Transport Instructions

Frozen serum

Specimen Stability

Methodology

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

Days Performed

TAT: 6-11 Days

Performing Laboratory

Labcorp-Esoterix

CPT

84140

PDM

 5910412

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
PREGNENOLONE-ESOTERIX PREGNENOLONE PREGNENOLONE ESO Pregnenolone-Esoterix