USC Clinical Reference Laboratory

FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, SERUM

METHODOLOGY

Enzyme Immunoassay

PERFORMED

Mon, Wed, Fri

REPORTED

Same day

COLLECT

One 6 mL SST (Min: 4 mL SST)

TRANSPORT

1 mL refrigerated serum (Min: 0.3 mL)

STABILITY

Ambient - 24 hours
Refrigerated - 1 week
Frozen - Stable

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS

N/A

REMARKS

N/A

REFERENCE RANGE

Male:

1.5 - 12.4 mIU/mL

Female:

Follicular: 3.5 - 12.5 mIU/mL
Mid-Cycle: 4.7 - 21.5 mIU/mL
Luteal: 1.7 - 7.7 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal: 25.8 - 134.8 mIU/mL

INTERPRETIVE DATA

N/A

CPT CODE(S)

83001

BILLING INFORMATION

ICD-9 (Dx) CODE INFORMATION

DATE UPDATED

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