SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN (SHBG) SERUM
General Information
HLAB/HOL Code: SHBG
UPHSM LIS Test #: 687
Schedule: Monday and Thursday
Testing Time: 1 day
Testing Lab: UP Health System-Marquette
UPHSM LIS Test #: 687
Schedule: Monday and Thursday
Testing Time: 1 day
Testing Lab: UP Health System-Marquette
Specimen Info
Only 1 specimen type required, unless otherwise specified
Volume:
Temperature: Refrigerated or Frozen
Tube Type:
Collection Info:
Draw blood in either a plain, red-top tube or an SST tube. Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial on dry ice. Specimen is stable for 7 days at refrigerated temperature or up to 2 months frozen.
Temperature: Refrigerated or Frozen
Tube Type:
Collection Info:
Draw blood in either a plain, red-top tube or an SST tube. Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial on dry ice. Specimen is stable for 7 days at refrigerated temperature or up to 2 months frozen.
Methods
Immunoassay
CPT Codes
84270
* 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
Adults
Males: 10-57 nmol/L
Non-pregnant females: 18-144 nmol/L
Children (from Elmlinger)
Males
Tanner Stage Mean Age Reference Range (nmol/L)
Stage I*: 7.1 28-150
Stage II: 11.5 44-160
Stage III: 13.6 5.5-163
Stage IV: 15.1 13-88
Stage V: 18.0 10-60
*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage 1 to Tanner stage 2) occurs for boys at a median age of 11.5 (+/-2) years. Tanner stage 5 (young adult) should bereached by age 18.
Females
Tanner Stage Mean Age Reference Range (nmol/L)
Stage I*: 7.1 39-176
Stage II: 10.5 7.2-107
Stage III: 11.6 28-171
Stage IV: 12.3 28-149
Stage V: 14.5 20-130
*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage 1 to Tanner stage 2) occurs for girls at a median age of 10.5 (+/-2) years. There is evidence that it may occur up to 1 year earlier in obese girls and in African-American girls. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage 5 (young adult) should be reached by age 18.
Males: 10-57 nmol/L
Non-pregnant females: 18-144 nmol/L
Children (from Elmlinger)
Males
Tanner Stage Mean Age Reference Range (nmol/L)
Stage I*: 7.1 28-150
Stage II: 11.5 44-160
Stage III: 13.6 5.5-163
Stage IV: 15.1 13-88
Stage V: 18.0 10-60
*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage 1 to Tanner stage 2) occurs for boys at a median age of 11.5 (+/-2) years. Tanner stage 5 (young adult) should bereached by age 18.
Females
Tanner Stage Mean Age Reference Range (nmol/L)
Stage I*: 7.1 39-176
Stage II: 10.5 7.2-107
Stage III: 11.6 28-171
Stage IV: 12.3 28-149
Stage V: 14.5 20-130
*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage 1 to Tanner stage 2) occurs for girls at a median age of 10.5 (+/-2) years. There is evidence that it may occur up to 1 year earlier in obese girls and in African-American girls. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage 5 (young adult) should be reached by age 18.
