DHEA-S




Test Mnemonic

DHEAS

CPT Codes

  • 82627 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

2191-5

Aliases

  • Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLPlasmaLithium heparin PST (Lt. Green) Centrifuge and refrigerate.Submit in original tube or aliquot into CCL aliquot tube.

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) Centrifuge and refrigerate. 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient5 days
Refrigerated14 days
Frozen12 months

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

8 hours

Methodology

Name Description
Electro Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA) 

Reference Range

DHEA-S
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days6 DaysNormal108.0 - 607.0ug/dL
 7 Days29 DaysNormal31.6 - 431.0ug/dL
 30 Days364 DaysNormal< 125.0ug/dL
 1 Years4 YearsNormal< 19.5ug/dL
 5 Years9 YearsNormal< 85.3ug/dL
Female10 Years14 YearsNormal33.9 - 280.0ug/dL
Female15 Years19 YearsNormal65.1 - 368.0ug/dL
Female20 Years24 YearsNormal148.0 - 407.0ug/dL
Female25 Years34 YearsNormal98.8 - 340.0ug/dL
Female35 Years44 YearsNormal60.9 - 337.0ug/dL
Female45 Years54 YearsNormal35.4 - 256.0ug/dL
Female55 Years64 YearsNormal18.9 - 205.0ug/dL
Female65 Years74 YearsNormal< 247.0ug/dL
Female75 Years99 YearsNormal12.0 - 154.0ug/dL
Male10 Years14 YearsNormal24.4 - 247.0ug/dL
Male15 Years19 YearsNormal70.2 - 492.0ug/dL
Male20 Years24 YearsNormal211.0 - 492.0ug/dL
Male25 Years34 YearsNormal160.0 - 449.0ug/dL
Male35 Years44 YearsNormal88.9 - 427.0ug/dL
Male45 Years54 YearsNormal44.3 - 331.0ug/dL
Male55 Years64 YearsNormal51.7 - 295.0ug/dL
Male65 Years74 YearsNormal33.6 - 249.0ug/dL
Male75 Years99 YearsNormal16.2 - 123.0ug/dL

Special Info

Patients taking a biotin dose of up to 5 mg/day should refrain from taking biotin for 4 hours prior to sample collection. Patients taking a biotin dose of 5 to 10 mg/day should refrain from taking biotin for 8 hours prior to sample collection. Patients taking a biotin dose > 10 mg/day should consult with their physician or the laboratory prior to having a sample taken. Clinicians should consider biotin interference as a source of error, when clinically suspicious of the laboratory result.

Clinical Info

Indication of adrenal androgen secretion