Test Code LAB8289 Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
Additional Codes:
DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE (LABCORP)
Labcorp Test ID: 500142
Collection:
Specimen: Blood
Container: Serum Separator
Alternate container(s): Serum gel, Lavender-top (EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube
Collection Volume: 5 mL (1.0 mL minimum)
Special instructions: Testing is performed at Esoterix Endocrinology Laboratory: ES#500144.
Processing Instructions:
Separate serum or plasma from cells within one hour of collection. Send serum or plasma in plastic transport tube. Transfer specimen to a plastic transport tube before freezing. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Shipping/Handling Instructions:
On-campus collections: Tube to 99 or deliver to University Extension Hospital Room EH318
Send in plastic transport tube, Frozen.
Off-campus collections: Centrifuge and aliquot within 1 hour. Specimen to be stored/transported frozen.
Performing Location
LABCORP REFERENCE LAB