87135:TESTOSTERONE, FREE & TOTAL, FEMALES AND CHILDREN (INCLUDES SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN)

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87135:TESTOSTERONE, FREE & TOTAL, FEMALES AND CHILDREN (INCLUDES SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN)
Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS)
Edit Date: 10/29/2009
Performed: Daily
Released: 1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code: 84403 / 84270
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin). Specimen should be collected between 6 and 10 a.m.
Handling: Centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells and immediately pour into a plastic vial. Refrigerate.
Stability: 24 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 6 months frozen.
Standard Volume: 1 mL serum or plasma.
Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL serum or plasma.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Comments: This test is suggested for women and children due to an improved sensitivity of testosterone by LC/MS/MS.
Rejection Criteria: EDTA plasma.

Reference Range:

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