Test Code:  CAH4
Assay Schedule:  Tu, TH- Sa
Reporting Schedule:  1 week
CPT:  82157 ; 82533 ; 82626 ; 84143 ; 83498
Tests Panel Components:  Androstenedione, Cortisol, Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), 17-OH Pregnenolone, 17-Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone

Collection

• Serum

• SST gel (red top)
• Clot Activator (red top)

• Preferred: 1.5mL
• Minimum: 0.8mL (does not permit repeat analysis)

• Ambient: Unacceptable
• Refrigerated: Unacceptable
• Frozen: Acceptable

Processing & Shipping

Specimen Processing:
Allow red top to clot for 20-30 minutes. Centrifuge and separate serum into transport tube. Freeze immediately.

Shipping Instructions:
CRITICAL: Ship frozen

Rejection Criteria:
Refrigerated and ambient specimens are unacceptable.