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Steroid Panel, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Test Code90424
CPT Codes
84403, 84402, 82626, 82157
Includes
Testosterone, Total, LC/MS/MS
Testosterone, Free
DHEA, Unconjugated
Androstenedione
Testosterone, Free
DHEA, Unconjugated
Androstenedione
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.6 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
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 6 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Serum Separator Tube (SST®) • Plasma
Methodology
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry • Equilibrium Dialysis
Setup Schedule
Night
Clinical Significance
This panel measures both the primary (free and total Testosterone) and secondary (Androstenedione and DHEA) androgens associated with PCOS; it is useful for diagnosis and management.