3112 Androstenedione

Components
NAME METHOD REFERENCE RANGE UNITS
Androstenedione RIA  view ref range  ng/dL 


Specimen Requirements
TYPE VOLUME TEMPERATURE INSTRUCTIONS
PRIMARY
1 Serum 1 (0.4) mL   Ambient - 24 Hour(s), Refrigerated - 7 Day(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s)  


Clinical utility
Evaluate hirsutism and/or virilization. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, the most common cause of adrenal androgen excess, causes an underproduction of corticosteroids and a rise in androstenedione concentrations.


Reported: Next day

CPT Code: 82157