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Test Code F11DX 11-Desoxycortisol

Additional Codes

EPIC Order: Miscellaneous Lab Test (LAB000)


Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube: Serum gel

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL Serum

Collection Instructions:

1. Within 45 minutes of collection, centrifuge and aliquot 1 mL of serum into a plastic vial.

2. Send frozen.

Specimen Stability Information:  Frozen 2 years


St. Louis Children's Test Catalog Note:

Nursing: Whole blood collection volume to be sent to lab in Gold SST gel tube is minimum 0.5 mL. NOTE: minimum volume collected does not allow for repeat analysis if needed.

Method Name

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) after Chromatography and Solvent Extraction

Reporting Name

11-Desoxycortisol

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.2 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Frozen (preferred)
  Ambient  72 hours
  Refrigerated  72 hours

Reference Values

Premature (26-28 weeks) day 4: 110-1376 ng/dL

Premature (31-35 weeks) day 4: 48-579 ng/dL

Full-term Newborn day 3: 13-147 ng/dL

31 days to 11 months: <10-156 ng/dL

Prepubertal children, 8 a.m. collection: 20-155 ng/dL

Prepubertal children and adults, 8 a.m. collection: 12-158 ng/dL

Performing Laboratory

Esoterix Endocrinology
St. Louis Children's Test Catalog Note:

Specimen sent thru Mayo Medical Laboratory to Esoterix Endocrinology

CPT Code Information

82634

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
F11DX 11-Desoxycortisol 1657-6

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
F11DX 11-Desoxycortisol 1657-6

Report Available

6 to 15 days