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Test Code SHBG Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas SHBG Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
Cerner   Sex Hormone Binding Globulin

Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient: 

None

 

Container Type: 

Gold Top 6mL SST Gel & Clot Activator Tube

Specimen Type:

Serum

 

Specimen Volume: 

2.5 mL Serum minimum .5 mL

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Transport ambient room temperature.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

8 hours ambient room temperature

5 days refrigerated 2-8°C

 

Specimen Rejection:

Hemoylsis >200 mg/dl

Lipemia >520 mg/dL

Icterus >25 mg/dL

Performing Laboratory

Munson Medical Center Laboratories

Chemistry Department

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

Methodology

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay

Reporting

Reference Range:

Male:

0 years to 20 years None
20 years and up 13 - 90  nmol/L 

 

Female:

0 years to 20 years None
20 years to 47 years 18 - 136 nmol/L 
47 years and up 17 - 125 nmol/L 

 

Critical Decision:

None

Clinical Significance

SHBG is used in the diagnosis of women with symptoms or signs of androgen excess( eg. Polycystic ovarian syndrome and idiopathic hirsutism). It is also used in the diagnosis of puberty disorders, anorexia nervosa and thyrotoxicosis.

CPT Code(s)

84270