Days Set Up
Monday
Analytic Time

3 - 14 days

MiChart Code
18-Hydroxycorticosterone
Soft Order Code
HYD18

Update Type: Replacement Test

Test Updated: 11/18/2020

Synonyms

Hydrocorticosterone, 18-
HYD18
18-HYDROXYCORTICOSTERONE

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

HPLC-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Test Usage
 
Reference Range

Premature (26 - 28 Weeks) Day 4: 10 - 670 ng/dL; Premature (31 - 35 Weeks) Day 4: 57 - 410 ng/dL; Full Term Day 3: 31 - 546 ng/dL; 1 - 11 Months: 5 - 220 ng/dL; 1 year old: 18 - 155 ng/dL; 2 - 9 Years: 6 - 85 ng/dL; 10 - 14 Years: 10 - 72 ng/dL; Adults: 9 - 58 ng/dL; Adults 8:00 AM Supine: 4 - 21 ng/dL; Adults 8:00 AM Upright: 5 - 46 ng/dL.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in red top or SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial within 1 hour of collection and freeze.

Yellow Top Tube
Normal Volume
3 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
82542
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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