Test ID: ZG103
Component(s): Z0389 Androstenedione LCMS LOINC 1854-9
CPT code: 82157
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Red. No SST
Frequency: 4 – 6 days
Instructions: 1 mL Serum from Red. No SST, Refrigerated. Min 0.5 mL.
Text: Androstenedione is a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands and the gonads that is the common precursor in the biochemical pathway that produces the androgen testosterone and the estrogens estrone and estradiol. The measurement of circulating androstenedione levels has been applied to the diagnosis of PCOS in several studies.
Methodology: Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)