Serum CAH/Steroid Panel (LC/MSMS) | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container

Adult – Gel separator tube
Paediatric – Microtube

Specimen Requirement

Adult – At least 2ml of plain blood
Paediatric – At least 3 microtubes of plain blood

Specimen Storage/Transport

Send specimen directly to the laboratory. Specimen should be separated within 1 hour of sampling. Please send with a separate ice pack.

Orderable as Urgent?

Turn Around Time

10 working days

Reference Value(s)

Serum DHEA-S (Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate)	µg/dL
Children	Male	Female
0-8 days	85.5-423	68.9-472.0
8-16 days	30.2-176	33.5-350.0
16 days - 4 years	7.4-99.1	7.4-123.0
4-7 years	7.4-228.0	7.4-46.8
7-9 years	7.7-119.0	10.7-78.5
9-11 years	14.7-88.4	12.5-194.0
11-12 years	19.5-191.0	8.5-99.9
12-13 years	11.8-373.0	24.7-226.0
13-14 years	13.6-289.0	21.4-169.0
14-15 years	14.0-300.0	22.1-327.0
15-16 years	52.0-440.0	32.4-351.0
16-17 years	30.2-364.0	56.0-385.0
17-18 years	99.9-344.0	85.5-405.0
Adult	Male	Female
18-31 years	105.0-728.0	83.0-377.0
31-41 years	57.0-522.0	45.0-295.0
41-51 years	34.0-395.0	27.0-240.0
51-61 years	20.0-299.0	16.0-195.0
61-70 years	12.0-227.0	9.7-159.0
≥71 years	6.6-162.0	5.5-124.0

Serum 21-hydroxyprogesterone (11-Deoxycorticosterone)	ng/dL
Children	Male and Female
0-29 days	≤105.0
29 days -2 years	30.0-49.0
2-11 years	≤34.0
11-17 years	≤30.0
Adult	Male and Female
≥18 years	≤30.0

Testing Laboratory Location

KKH

Laboratory

NENS Lab

Contact Number

6394 5049

Day and Time Performed

Monday to Friday: 0900 hrs – 1800 hrs

Orderable on CPOE?

Yes

Downtime Form

Biochemical Genetics Lab

Additional Information

Useful For	Detect accumulation of specific steroids as a result of enzyme deficiencies in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Monitor patients with CAH.

Change History Notes

15 Sep 2025 02:00 PM

Change test name from "Serum CAH/Steroid panel (LC/MSMS)" to "Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)/Steroid Panel, serum (LC/MSMS)"
15 Feb 2023 12:00 AM

Updated Orderable on CPOE.
01 Sep 2022 12:00 AM

New test.

Last Updated - 15 Sep 2025