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EPIC CODE: LAB524 Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum

ADDITIONAL TEST CODE

Sunquest: DHEASI

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UPH Methodist Hospital

PREP PRIOR TO COLLECTION

Allow serum specimen to clot adequately prior to centrifugation

Collect

1 – Gold (Serum Separated Tube), Red or Green (Lithium Heparin) top tube

Storage/Transport Temperature

1.0 mL serum or plasma refrigerated

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from Cells:

Ambient (room temperature): 4 hours

Refrigerated: 6 days

Frozen (-20o C) Stability: 1 months

Unacceptable Conditions

Plasma – EDTA

Remarks

Separate serum from cells ASAP after collection and freeze.

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

CPT Codes

82627

Reference Intervals (ug/dL)

Females: 26-460
Males:     35-569


Serum concentrations of DHEA-SO4 are high at birth (newborn range: 38-250 ug/dL) and even higher in sick and premature infants. Values decrease precipitously during the first week of life, and then down to 3-24 ug/dL for children 6 months to 4 years.