Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Testosterone, Total Build info

Synonyms

  • TESTOSTERONE
  • HORMONE
  • LAB124

Procedure Name

TESTOSTERONE

Procedure Master Number

LAB124

Procedure ID

896

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Gold-top tube
Specimen: 1 mL (0.5mL min)

Specimen Volume

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability


5 Days Room Temperature
14 Days Refrigerated
6 months Frozen
Note: There is significant diurnal variation in serum or plasma testosterone. Specimens should be drawn in the morning when levels are highest.

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

84403

PDM

 5302950

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL SERUM TESTOSTERONE TESTOSTERONE Testosterone

Result Interpretation

Testosterone Reference Range Males:

Age in Years  Tanner Stage  ng/dL 5-95th Percentile
7-18  I  <2.5
7-18  II  <2.5-432
7-18 III 64.9-778
7-18 IV 180-763
7-18 V   188-822
18-49 NA 300-836
≥50 NA  300-740


Interpret values <12.0 ng/dL with caution as the coefficient of variation in the low range is greater than 20%.
 
Testosterone Reference Range Females:

Age in Years  Tanner Stage ng/dL 5-95th Percentile
8-18  I  <2.5-6.12
8-18 II  <2.5-10.4
8-18 III   <2.5-23.7
8-18  IV  <2.5-26.8
8-18 V 4.60-38.3
18-49  NA  8.4-48.1
≥50  NA  2.9-40.8 


Interpret values <12.0 ng/dL with caution as the coefficient of variation in the low range is greater than 20%.

 

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