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HelpTest Code ESTRD Estradiol, Plasma
Performing Laboratory
Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Green cap-yellow ring Top (Lithium Heparin Gel) tube
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Plain, Red Top or Serum gel (SST-Gel) tube
Reference Values
Normally Menstruating Females:
Early Follicular: 22 - 115 pg/mL
Mid-Follicular Phase: 25 - 115 pg/mL
Ovulatory Peak: 32 - 517 pg/mL
Mid-Luteal Phase: 36 - 246 pg/mL
Postmenopausal Females: <15 - 25.1 pg/mL
Pediatric (Male and Female): <15 - 38.2 pg/mL
Pre-puberty Female: <15 - 20.3 pg/mL
Puberty Female: 36.5 - 196 pg/mL
Pre-puberty Male: <15 pg/mL
Puberty Male: 19.5 - 34.8 pg/mL
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82670