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Testosterone

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Updated Test Information:

Test Description
Testosterone
Test ID
TESTO
Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Requirements

SST

Alternate Specimen Type

Red, Li‑heparin, K2‑EDTA and K3‑EDTA plasma

Minimum Sample Volume

1 mL

Pediatric Min. Volume (if applicable)

500 uL

Stability

5 days at 20‑25 °C
14 days at 2‑8 °C
6 months at ‑20 °C (± 5 °C)

Methodology

electrochemiluminescence immunoassay “ECLIA”

Estimated TAT

0-2 days

Testing Schedule

Monday-Saturday

CPT Code(s)

84403

Reference Range

TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL:
Males 
0 -5 months: 75-400 ng/dL
6 months-9 years: <7-20 ng/dL
10-11 years: <7-130 ng/dL
12-13 years: <7-800 ng/dL
14 years: <7-1,200 ng/dL
15-16 years: 100-1,200 ng/dL
17-18 years: 300-1,200 ng/dL
> or =19 years: 240-950 ng/dL


Females
0-5 months: 20-80 ng/dL
6 months-9 years: <7-20 ng/dL
10-11 years: <7-44 ng/dL
12-16 years: <7-75 ng/dL
17-18 years: 20-75 ng/dL
> or =19 years: 8-60 ng/dL


 Tanner Stages*
Male
I (prepubertal): <7-20
II: 8-66
III: 26-800
IV: 85-1,200
V (young adult): 300-950

Female
I (prepubertal): <7-20
II: <7-47
III: 17-75
IV: 20-75
V (young adult): 12-60


*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage I to Tanner stage II) occurs for boys at a median age of 11.5 (+/-2) years and for girls at a median age of 10.5 (+/-2) years. There is evidence that it may occur up to 1 year earlier in obese girls and in African American girls. For boys, there is no definite proven relationship between puberty onset and body weight or ethnic origin. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage V (young adult) should be reached by age 18.

Performing Lab

Incyte Diagnostics

LOINC Code(s)

2986-8