Test Details
Mnemonic
AMH
Ordering Code
3717000
CPT-4 Code(s)
82166
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Female patient samples should be collected days 2 - 4 of the menstrual cycle.
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Plasma: Green lithium heparin
Plasma: Green lithium heparin
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, lipemia, non-lithium heparin plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
Adult Female:
18 - 25 years: 1.02 - 14.63 ng/mL
26 - 30 years: 0.69 - 13.39 ng/mL
31 - 35 years: 0.36 - 10.07 ng/mL
36 - 40 years: 0.18 - 5.68 ng/mL
41 - 45 years: <3.00 ng/mL
Male:
<1 years: 37.20 - 345.67 ng/mL
1 - 6 years: 59.54 - 320.65 ng/mL
7 - 11 years: 40.99 - 203.67 ng/mL
12 - 17 years: <128.29 ng/mL
>17 years: 1.15 - 15.23 ng/mL
18 - 25 years: 1.02 - 14.63 ng/mL
26 - 30 years: 0.69 - 13.39 ng/mL
31 - 35 years: 0.36 - 10.07 ng/mL
36 - 40 years: 0.18 - 5.68 ng/mL
41 - 45 years: <3.00 ng/mL
Male:
<1 years: 37.20 - 345.67 ng/mL
1 - 6 years: 59.54 - 320.65 ng/mL
7 - 11 years: 40.99 - 203.67 ng/mL
12 - 17 years: <128.29 ng/mL
>17 years: 1.15 - 15.23 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Female - Yes; Male - No