Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA S)
Order Name
DHEA S
Test Number: 2022725
Revision Date 12/16/2021
Test Number: 2022725
Revision Date 12/16/2021
| Test Name | Methodology | LOINC Code |
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Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA S)
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Chemiluminescence Assay | 2191-5 |
| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | ||||
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| Specimen | Specimen Volume (min) | Specimen Type | Specimen Container | Transport Environment |
| Preferred | 1 mL (0.5) | Serum | Clot Activator SST | Refrigerated |
| Alternate 1 | 1 mL (0.5) | Plasma | EDTA (Lavender Top) | Refrigerated |
| Alternate 2 | 1 mL (0.5) | Plasma | Sodium Heparin (Green Top, No-Gel) | Refrigerated |
| Instructions | Allow specimen to clot fully, centrifuge, remove serum or plasma from cells. Specimen stability: Refrigerated 8 days. Frozen 2 months. | |||
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Testing Schedule | Mon-Fri |
| Expected TAT | 1-3 days |
| Clinical Use | Useful for the diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and adrenal carcinoma, determining the cause of hirsutism, virilization and polycystic ovary disease. |
| CPT Code(s) | 82627 |
| Internal Comments | Test was moved from in-house test DHEA S #4002250 to send-out test Code: 21915P DHEA Sulfate. 8-30-04 9/19/17 up SU - JK 6/12/18 change temp to refrig or frozen and instructions from "Serum separator tube (SST) (gold or red), allow specimen to clot fully, centrifuge, remove and freeze serum. Specimen stability: Refrigerated 2 days. Frozen 2 months." to "Allow specimen to clot fully, centrifuge, remove serum from cells. Specimen stability: Refrigerated 8 days. Frozen 2 months." - JK 05/03/2021 added li hep and lav to spec - JK |
| Lab Section | Chemistry |