Test Mnemonic
11DCOR
CPT Codes
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
Specimen Requirements
| Volume |
Type |
Container |
Collect Temperature |
Transport Temperature |
Special Instructions |
| 1 mL | Serum | SST (Gold) | | Refrigerated | Transfer into a standard aliquot tube. |
Alternate Specimen Requirements
| Volume |
Type |
Container |
Collect Temperature |
Transport Temperature |
Special Instructions |
| 1 mL | Serum | No additive (Red) | | Refrigerated | Transfer into a standard aliquot tube. |
| 1 mL | Plasma | Sodium or Lithium heparin (Green) | | Refrigerated | Transfer into a standard aliquot tube. |
| 1 mL | Plasma | Sodium heparin PST [Lt. Green] | | Refrigerated | Transfer into a standard aliquot tube. |
| 1 mL | Plasma | Lithium heparin PST (Lt. Green) | | Refrigerated | Transfer into a standard aliquot tube. |
Minimum Specimen Requirements
| Volume |
Type |
Container |
Collect Temperature |
Transport Temperature |
Special Instructions |
| 0.3 mL | | | | | |
Stability
| Environmental Condition |
Description |
| Refrigerated | After separation from cells: 1 week |
| Frozen | After separation from cells: 6 months |
| Ambient | After separation from cells: Unacceptable |
Days Performed
Mon, Wed, Fri
Turnaround Time
2 - 9 days
Methodology
| Name |
Description |
| High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) | |
Reference Range
| 11 Deoxycorticoster |
| Sex |
Age From |
Age To |
Type |
Range |
Range Unit |
| | | | | Premature Gestation Time 26-28 weeks : 20-105 ng/dL | |
| | | | Premature Gestation Time 29-33 weeks : Not Established | |
| | | | Premature Gestation Time 34-36 weeks: 28-78 ng/dL | |
| | | | Full Term Newborn: Elevated at birth; Decreases to 7-49 ng/dL during first week | |
| | | | 1 - 11 months : 7-49 ng/dL | |
| | | | Prepubertal children: Less than or equal to 34 ng/dL | |
| | | | Adults: Less than or equal to 19 ng/dL | |
Special Info
Grossly hemolyzed specimens will be rejected. This test is New York DOH approved.
