Test Details
Mnemonic
SHBG
Ordering Code
1013500
CPT-4 Code(s)
84270
Specimen Information
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
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Hemolysis, grossly lipemic and icteric specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 60 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
Males: 11 - 56 nmol/L
Non-Pregnant Females: 18 - 163 nmol/L
Non-Pregnant Females: 18 - 163 nmol/L
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes