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Test Name:
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
44980 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
DHEA TMS - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
82626 - LOINC Code:
2193-1 - Ref Lab Test No:
2001640 - Also Known As:
DHEA
Unconjugated DHEA - Spec Type:
Serum or plasma - Spec Container:
Gold top (SST), Red top (serum), Lavender top (EDTA), or Green top (heparin) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.3 mL - Spec Collect:
Collect between 6-10 a.m.
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum or plasma to separate plastic tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
After separation from cells:
24 hours room temperature (20-30°C)
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
6 months frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Remarks:
Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection - Methodology:
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
Age Female Male Premature
0-1 day
2-6 days
7 days-1 month
>1-23 months
2-5 years
6-7 years
8-9 years
10-11 years
12-13 years
14-15 years
16-17 years
18-40 years
41 years and older
Tanner Stage I
Tanner Stage II
Tanner Stage III
Tanner Stage IV-V<40 ng/mL
<11 ng/mL
<8.7 ng/mL
<5.8 ng/mL
<2.9 ng/mL
<2.3 ng/mL
<3.4 ng/mL
0.12-2.70 ng/mL
0.13-3.69 ng/mL
0.81-6.34 ng/mL
1.23-7.63 ng/mL
1.46-9.51 ng/mL
1.33-7.78 ng/mL
0.63-4.70 ng/mL
0.13-2.74 ng/mL
0.60-5.38 ng/mL
1.14-8.54 ng/mL
1.19-9.13 ng/mL<40 ng/mL
<11 ng/mL
<8.7 ng/mL
<5.8 ng/mL
<2.9 ng/mL
<2.3 ng/mL
<3.4 ng/mL
0.092-2.46 ng/mL
0.30-3.81ng/mL
0.58-4.11 ng/mL
0.87-6.64 ng/mL
1.21-7.63 ng/mL
1.33-7.78 ng/mL
0.63-4.70 ng/mL
0.10-2.54 ng/mL
0.32-3.96 ng/mL
0.79-4.94 ng/mL
1.21-6.45 ng/mL - Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Reported:
2-5 days - Test Type:
HORMONE
