Androstenedione

• CPT Code: 82157
• LOINC:
• Specimen Type: Red nongel
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; analytic time 2 days
• Instructions: 0.6mL serum from red nongel tube. Refrigerate. Min 0.25ml.
• Text: Useful For: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperandrogenism (in conjunction with measurements of other sex-steroids). Elevated androstenedione levels indicate increased adrenal or gonadal androgen production. Mild elevations in adults are usually idiopathic. Components; Z0389 Androstenedione, S
• Methodology: Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)