Test Code TEST Testosterone, Total, Serum
Additional Codes
EPIC: LAB124
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (Siemens ADVIA Centaur)
Performing Laboratory
St Joseph Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Serum
Preferred: Red Top tube
Acceptable: Serum gel tube (orange)
Allow blood to clot completely and centrifuge to separate serum from cells.
Minimum vol: 0.2 mL
Stability: Up to 7 days at 2-8°C
Reference Values
Males: Age (yrs) Range (ng/dL)
2-10 <7.00 - 29.44
11 <7.00 - 353.00
12 <7.00 - 562.42
13 8.19 - 582.87
14 20.35 - 777.38
15 127.21 - 849.36
16-21 113.19 - 882.10
21-49 123.06 - 813.86
50-89 86.98 - 780.10
Females: 2-10 <7.00 - 117.76
11-15 <7.00 - 38.92
16-21 15.06 - 42.41
21-60 (Premenopause) 9.01 - 47.94
45-89 (Postmenopause) <7.00 - 45.62
Day(s) Test Set Up
Daily Sunday - Saturday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
84403 (Chemistry)