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SHBG
Test Code3040008058
Alias/See Also
1231100260
CPT Codes
84270
Includes
SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN
Preferred Specimen
Green Lithium Heparin tube (Gel separator preferred)
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL plasma
Instructions
CLINIC COLLECTIONS: Collect 0.5 mL plasma in Green Lithium Heparin tube (Gel separator preferred). Must be spun within 2 hours after collection. If no gel separator, plasma must be pulled off cells within 2 hours.
If collecting with AST, ALT, VD25, K+, or LDH, label routes to Gold/SST. Collect 1.0 mL of serum in Gold/SST. Must be spun within 2 hours after collection.
If collecting with AST, ALT, VD25, K+, or LDH, label routes to Gold/SST. Collect 1.0 mL of serum in Gold/SST. Must be spun within 2 hours after collection.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
SERUM:
Refrigerated (2 to 8°C): 8 days (on or off the clot, red blood cells, or separator gel)
PLASMA:
2 to 8°C: 8 days (on the clot, red blood cells, or separator gel)
Refrigerated (2 to 8°C): 8 days (on or off the clot, red blood cells, or separator gel)
PLASMA:
2 to 8°C: 8 days (on the clot, red blood cells, or separator gel)
Methodology
Abbott Alinity
Reference Range
Males:
11.2-78.1 nmol/L
Females:
11.7-137.2 nmol/L
11.2-78.1 nmol/L
Females:
11.7-137.2 nmol/L
Performing Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK LABORATORY
Last Updated: August 31, 2026
