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EPIC CODE: LAB124 Testosterone

ADDITIONAL TEST CODE

Sunquest: TESTTA

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UPH Methodist Hospital

Collect

One 6 mL gold, red or green top tube. (Min: 4 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Centrifuged gold or 1 mL serum or plasma at Ambient (room temperature) or Refrigerated (2-8oC) Stability:(2-8oC)

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient (room temperature): 48 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen (-20o C) Stability: 6 months

Unacceptable Conditions

Grossly hemolyzed

Remarks

Remove serum from cells ASAP.

Days Performed

Chemistry (Sunday-Saturday)

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Reference Interval

Pediatric Males and Female by age:
MALES ng/dL
2-10 <8-31
11 <8-321
12 <8-531
13 <8-609
14 23-652
15 126-792
16-17 116-779
FEMALE ng/dL
2-10 <8 – 80
11-15 < 8 -49
16 – 17 20 – 56

TESTOSTERONE – PEDIATRIC MALES AND FEMALES BY TANNER STAGE

MALES ng/dL
Tanner Stage 1 < 8 – 64
Tanner Stage 2 < 8 – 166
Tanner Stage 3 < 8 – 609
Tanner Stage 4 43-756
Tanner Stage 5 66- 841
FEMALES ng/dL
Tanner Stage 1 < 8 – 79
Tanner Stage 2 < 8 – 45
Tanner Stage 3 < 8 – 49
Tanner Stage 4 8 – 54
Tanner Stage 5 14 – 71

Adult Male Testosterone ng/dL

18 -39 years 264- 916
40 – 49 years 232-928
50- 59 years 210-962
60 – 69 years 234-990
70 – 79 years 167 – 895

Adult Female Testosterone ng/dL

Pre-menopausal 9 -53
Post – menopausal < 8 – 48

CPT Codes

84403