ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

17-Hydroxyprogesterone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma : 0092332

Mnemonic: OHPRGSTON

Methodology: Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed: Mon-Fri
Reported: 1-4 days
Specimen Required: Collect: Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plain red, lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), or green (sodium or lithium heparin).

Specimen Preparation: Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.5 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze immediately. (Min: 0.25 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature: Frozen.

Unacceptable Conditions: Room temperature specimens.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Interval:
Age Female Male
Premature (26-28 weeks) 124-841 ng/dL 124-841 ng/dL
Premature (29-35 weeks) 26-568 ng/dL 26-568 ng/dL
Full term Day 3 7-77 ng/dL 7-77 ng/dL
4 days-30 days 7-106 ng/dL
4 days-2 months Less than 200 ng/dL
1-5 months 13-106 ng/dL
3-5 months 3-90 ng/dL
6 months-1 year Less than or equal to 148 ng/dL Less than or equal to 148 ng/dL
2-3 years Less than or equal to 256 ng/dL Less than or equal to 228 ng/dL
4-6 years Less than or equal to 299 ng/dL Less than or equal to 208 ng/dL
7-9 years Less than or equal to 71 ng/dL Less than or equal to 63 ng/dL
10-12 years Less than or equal to 129 ng/dL Less than or equal to 79 ng/dL
13-15 years 9-208 ng/dL 9-140 ng/dL
16-17 years Less than or equal to 178 ng/dL 24-192 ng/dL
18 years and older Less than 207 ng/dL Less than 139 ng/dL
Follicular 15-70 ng/dL
Luteal 35-290 ng/dL
Tanner Stage I: Less than or equal to 74 ng/dL Less than or equal to 62 ng/dL
Tanner Stage II Less than or equal to 164 ng/dL Less than or equal to 104 ng/dL
Tanner Stage III 13-209 ng/dL Less than or equal to 151 ng/dL
Tanner Stage IV-V 7-170 ng/dL 20-173 ng/dL

Interpretive Data:

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CPT Code(s): 83498
Cross References: 17-OHP (17-Hydroxyprogesterone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma), 17a (17-Hydroxyprogesterone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma), 17a-OH (17-Hydroxyprogesterone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma), Hydroxyprogesterone (17-Hydroxyprogesterone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma), Progesterone (17-Hydroxyprogesterone Quantitative by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma)