|
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # |
Deoxycorticosterone
Test Code90973
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
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tubes (SST) • Moderate hemolysis • Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Grossly icteric • Animal specimen
Methodology
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Setup Schedule
Set up: Sun, Tues; Report available: 3-9 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-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
33608 Ortega Highway |
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |