Deoxycorticosterone, LC/MS/MS

Message

Spin down immediately and pour off into a plastic screw-cap
vial

Test Code

DEOXY

Alias/See Also

LAB974

CPT Codes
82633

Preferred Specimen

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

Minimum Volume

0.25 mL

Instructions

Spin down immediately and pour off into a plastic transport tube.

Transport Container

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 72 hours Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 30
days

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

Moderate hemolysis • Gross hemolysis • Gross lipemia
• Gross icterus • Serum Separator Tube (SST ®)

Methodology

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Setup Schedule

Tues, Sun nights

Report Available

5-10 days

Reference Range

Male ≥18 Years ≤15 ng/dL

Female-Phase of Menstrual Cycle

Mid Follicular ≤18 ng/dL

Surge ≤23 ng/dL

Mid Luteal ≤19 ng/dL

Pediatric 16-17 Years ≤35 ng/dL

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 Inst San Juan Capistrano 33608 Ortega Highway San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Last Updated: February 17, 2023

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