Sex Hormone Binding Globulin




Test Mnemonic

SHBG2

CPT Codes

  • 84270 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

13967-5

Aliases

  • SHBG

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 specimen 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
0.4 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient5 days
Refrigerated7 days
Frozen12 months

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

8 hours

Methodology

Name Description
Electro Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA) 

Reference Range

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
Male18 Years99 YearsNormal14-82nmol/L
Female21 Years49 YearsNormal25-122nmol/L
Female50 Years99 YearsNormal17 - 125nmol/L

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.