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Test ID DCORT 11-Deoxycortisol, Serum


Necessary Information


Indicate if specimen was drawn before or after metyrapone.



Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube: 

Preferred: Red top

Acceptable: Serum gel

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions: 

1. Morning (8 a.m.) specimen is preferred.

2. Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Useful For

Diagnostic workup of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

 

Part of metyrapone testing in the workup of suspected secondary or tertiary adrenal insufficiency

 

Part of metyrapone testing in the differential diagnostic workup of Cushing syndrome

Special Instructions

Method Name

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reporting Name

11-Deoxycortisol, S

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Ambient  28 days
  Frozen  28 days

Reference Values

≤18 years: <344 ng/dL

>18 years: 10-79 ng/dL

 

For SI unit Reference Values, see https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/order-tests/si-unit-conversion.html

Day(s) Performed

Tuesday

Report Available

3 to 10 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
DCORT 11-Deoxycortisol, S 1657-6

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
46923 11-Deoxycortisol, S 1657-6

CPT Code Information

82634

Testing Algorithm

For more information see Steroid Pathways.