Test Code DHAS Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-S), Serum

Performing Laboratory

Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory

Useful For

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-S) is useful in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperandrogenism (in conjunction with measurements of other sex steroids)
An adjunct in the diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of premature adrenarche

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube
Acceptable	PST (Li Hep) Gel- Mint Green Top
Acceptable	SST
Specimen Volume	3.0 mL
Minimum Volume	1.0 mL

Specimen Type

Plasma/Serum

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Specimen Stability

Specimen	Temperature	Time Frame
Plasma	Refrigerated 2-8°C	2 days
Serum-gel tube	Refrigerated 2-8°C	2 days

Updated June 2020

Day(s) Test Set up

Monday Through Sunday

Reference Values

Age	Female	Male	Units
0-7 days	108.0-607.0	108.0-607.0	ug/dL
>7 days-30 days	31.6-431.0	31.6-431.0	ug/dL
>30 days-1 year	3.4-124.0	3.4-124.0	ug/dL
>1 year-4 years	0.5-19.4	0.5-19.4	ug/dL
>4 years-10 years	2.8-85.2	2.8-85.2	ug/dL
>10 years-14 years	33.9-280.0	24.4-247.4	ug/dL
>14 years-19 years	65.1-368.0	70.2-492.0	ug/dL
>19 years-24 years	148.0-407.0	211.0-492.0	ug/dL
>24 years-34 years	98.8-340.0	160.0-499.0	ug/dL
>34 years-44 years	60.9-337.0	88.9-427.0	ug/dL
>44 years-54 years	35.4-256.0	44.3-331.0	ug/dL
>54 years-64 years	18.9-205.0	51.7-295.0	ug/dL
>64 years-74 years	9.4-246.0	33.6-249.0	ug/dL
>74 years	12.0-154.0	16.2-123.0	ug/dL

Methodology

ECLIA: Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay

CPT Code

82627

Loinc Code

2191-5