SYNTHETIC GLUCOCORTICOID SCREEN SERUM

General Information

HLAB/HOL Code: SNGUS
UPHSM LIS Test #: 2574
Schedule: Monday, Thursday
Testing Time: 2 days
Testing Lab: Mayo Labs

Specimen Info
Only 1 specimen type required, unless otherwise specified

Volume: 2.0 mL Serum
Temperature: Frozen
Tube Type: 1 Red Top or SST
Collection Info:
Draw blood in a plain, red top tube or a serum gel tube.
Spin down, separate from clot, and send 2.0 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial.

Methods

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry,
Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis

CPT Codes

80299

* The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding
is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range

Negative
Cutoff concentrations
Betamethasone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Budesonide: 0.10 mcg/dL
Dexamethasone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Fludrocortisone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Flunisolide: 0.10 mcg/dL
Fluorometholone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Megestrol acetate: 0.10 mcg/dL
Methylprednisolone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Prednisolone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Prednisone: 0.10 mcg/dL
Triamcinolone: 0.30 mcg/dL
Triamcinolone acetonide: 0.10 mcg/dL

Values for normal patients not taking these synthetic glucocorticoids should be less than the cutoff concentration (detection limit).