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Test Code DHEAS Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       

Specimen Requirements

Plasma- Plasma-Mint Green, Dark Green Lithium Heparin or Serum-SST gold top, red top

Allow SST or red top to completely clot      

Spin and physically separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible

4 mL of plasma/serum (minimum 2 mL)

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient

Storage and Stability

Room Temperature  15-30oC 8 hours
Refrigerated 2-8oC 48 hours
Frozen < -20oC Undetermined

Reference Values

Gender Age Range Reference Range (mcg/dL)
Male 0 min-14 days 11-120
Male >14 days- 12 yrs 14-323
Male >12 yrs- 14 yrs 5.5-312
Male >14 yrs -15 yrs 29-412
Male >15 yrs- 18 yrs 104-468
Male > 18 yrs-30 yrs 105-728
Male >30 yrs- 40 yrs 57-522
Male >40 yrs- 50 yrs 34-395
Male >50 yrs -60 yrs 20-299
Male >60 yrs- 70 yrs 12-227
Male >70 yrs- 150 yrs 6.6-162
Female 0 min - 14 days 16-96
Female > 14 days -10 yrs 22-184
Female >10 yrs-11 yrs 11-296
Female >11 yrs -12 yrs 17-343
Female >12 yrs-15 yrs 57-395
Female >15 yrs - 30 yrs 83-377
Female >30 yrs- 40 yrs 45-295
Female > 40 yrs- 50 yrs 27-240
Female > 50 yrs-60 yrs 16-195
Female >60 yrs -70 yrs 9.7-159
Female >70 yrs-150 yrs 5.3-124

Methodology

Competitive Binding Immounoenzymatic Assay

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

AM Collection Expected by 9AM same day
Routine Expected within 24 hrs
Stat Expected within 1 hr
Timed Expected results are test dependant

CPT Coding

82627