Male Testosterone Panel

Specimen:

Test Code

TSTP

Specimen Name

Male Testosterone Panel

Collect

1-SST Also acceptable Lithium-Heparin

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum or Plasma

Special Handling

Specimen must be completely spun with in one hour of collection. If no gel seperator serum or plasma must be removed from cells and stored in a specimen transport tube.

Rejection Criteria

Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric specimens

Stability

Preferred/Transport Refrigerated 7 days

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

1-2 days

CPT Codes

  • 84270
  • 84403

Components

Includes: Testosterone, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, Calculated Free Testosterone, % Free Testosterone.

Additional Information

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Common Lab Definitions

  • Serum 
  • Plasma 
  • STT