Dihydrotestosterone




Test Mnemonic

DHT

CPT Codes

  • 82642 - QTY (1)

Aliases

  • 5-alpha-Dihydrotestosterone
  • Androstanolone

Includes

  • 5-a-Dihydrotestosterone

Performing Laboratory

ARUP


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) FrozenSeparate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer to standard aliquot tube and freeze immediately.

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumNo additive (Red) FrozenSeparate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer to standard aliquot tube and freeze immediately.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.6 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
RefrigeratedAfter separation from cells: 5 days
FrozenAfter separation from cells: 6 months
AmbientAfter separation from cells: 48 hours

Days Performed

Sun, Wed - Sat

Turnaround Time

2 - 6 days

Methodology

Name Description
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) 

Reference Range

Dihydrotestosterone
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Male: Premature: 100.0-530.0 pg/mL 
       Male: Full Term: 50.0-600.0 pg/mL 
       Male: 1 week - 6 months: 120.0-850.0 pg/mL 
       Male: 7 months-9 years: 0.0-49.9 pg/mL  
       Male: 20 years and older: 106.0-719.0 pg/mL 
       Male: Tanner Stage I: 1.0-47.6 pg/mL 
       Male: Tanner Stage II: 3.5-397.9 pg/mL 
       Male: Tanner Stage III: 14.8-574.6 pg/mL 
       Male: Tanner Stage IV & V: 44.9-511.8 pg/mL 
       Female: Premature: 20.0-130.0 pg/mL 
       Female: Full Term: 20.0-150.0 pg/mL 
       Female: 1 week-9 years: 0.0-49.9 pg/mL 
       Female: 20 years and older: 24.0-208.0 pg/mL 
       Female: Tanner Stage I: 1.0-64.3 pg/mL 
       Female: Tanner Stage II: 5.5-95.9 pg/mL 
       Female: Tanner Stage III: 11.4-158.3 pg/mL 
       Female: Tanner Stage IV & V: 18.7-193.8 pg/mL 
Male10 Years19 YearsNormal0.0-533.0pg/mL
Female10 Years19 YearsNormal50.0-170.0pg/mL

Special Info

Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens are unacceptable. This test is New York DOH approved.