Dehydroepiandrosterone, Serum or Plasma : ARUP Lab Tests

Testing Information

ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Dehydroepiandrosterone, Serum or Plasma : 2001640

Mnemonic: DHEA TMS

Methodology:	Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed:	Sun-Sat
Reported:	1-4 days
Specimen Required:	Patient Prep: Collect between 6-10 a.m. Collect: Serum separator tube or green (sodium or lithium heparin). Also acceptable: Lavender (EDTA). Specimen Preparation: Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL) Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated. Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months

Reference Interval:
Effective November 14, 2011

Age	Female	Male
Premature: 0-1 day 2-6 days 7 days-1 month 1-5 months 6-24 months 2-3 years 4-5 years 6-7 years 8-9 years 10-11 years 12-13 years 14-15 years 16-17 years 18-39 years 40 years and older Postmenopausal	Less than 40 ng/mL Less than 11 ng/mL Less than 8.7 ng/mL Less than 5.8 ng/mL Less than 2.9 ng/mL Less than 1.9 9 ng/mL Less than 0.85 ng/m Less than 1.03 ng/mL Less than 1.79 ng/mL 0.14-2.35 ng/mL 0.43-3.78 ng/mL 0.89-6.21 ng/mL 1.22-7.01 ng/mL 1.42-9.00 ng/mL 1.33-7.78 ng/mL 0.63-4.70 ng/mL 0.60-5.73 ng/mL	Less than 40 ng/mL Less than 11 ng/mL Less than 8.7 ng/mL Less than 5.8 ng/mL Less than 2.9 ng/mL Less than 2.5 ng/mL Less than 0.63 ng/mL Less than 0.95 ng/mL 0.06-1.93 ng/mL 0.10-2.08 ng/mL 0.32-3.08 ng/mL 0.57-4.10 ng/mL 0.93-6.04 ng/mL 1.17-6.52 ng/mL 1.33-7.78 ng/mL 0.63-4.70 ng/mL
Tanner Stage I Tanner Stage II Tanner Stage III Tanner Stage IV-V	0.14-2.76 ng/mL 0.83-4.87 ng/mL 1.08-7.56 ng/mL 1.24-7.88 ng/mL	0.11-2.37 ng/mL 0.37-3.66 ng/mL 0.75-5.24 ng/mL 1.22-6.73 ng/mL

CPT Code(s):

82626

Cross References:

DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone, Serum or Plasma), Unconjugated DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone, Serum or Plasma)