Deoxycorticosterone

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Test Code

DOC

Quest Code

90973

Alias/See Also

90973

CPT Codes
82633

Preferred Specimen

0.5 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

0.25 mL

Instructions

Collect specimen in a non-additive red-top tube; spin down immediately and pour off into a 13x75 plastic transport tube

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Moderate to gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric • Serum separator tube (SST)

Methodology
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

FDA Status
This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by FDA. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

Setup Schedule

Set up: Sun, Tues; Report available 2-8 days

Reference Range

Adult Male	≤16 ng/dL

Adult Female
Pre-Menopausal Mid Follicular	≤18 ng/dL
Pre-Menopausal Surge	≤23 ng/dL
Pre-Menopausal Mid Luteal	≤19 ng/dL

Pediatric

Age	Male (ng/dL)	Female (ng/dL)
<30 days	Not established	Not established
1-11 months	≤69	≤93
1 year	≤66	≤100
2 years	≤64	≤100
3 years	≤63	≤96
4 years	≤63	≤89
5 years	≤62	≤78
6 years	≤58	≤65
7 years	≤51	≤53
8 years	≤44	≤45
9 years	≤38	≤40
10 years	≤31	≤35
11 years	≤26	≤30
12 years	≤22	≤25
13 years	≤20	≤21
14 years	≤20	≤19
15 years	≤20	≤18
16 years	≤20	≤18
17 years	≤19	≤18

Clinical Significance

Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) is a weak mineralocorticoid derived from 21-hydroxylation of progesterone in the adrenal cortex. DOC is a precursor of corticosterone and aldosterone and, like cortisol, is under the primary control of ACTH.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042

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