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Test Code PSAAS Prostate Specific Antigen, Annual Screen

Important Note

Screening test can only be ordered once/year

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       
Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory 304-757-1770

Specimen Requirements

Serum- SST gold top, red top

Allow SST or red top to completely clot

Spin and physically separate serum from contact with cells as soon as possible

4 mL of serum (minimum 2 mL)

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Hemolyzed 

Storage and Stability

Refrigerated 2-8oC 24 hrs
Frozen -20oC Up to 5 months

Reference Values

0.0-4.0 ng\mL

Methodology

Chemiluminescent two-site immunoenzymatic sandwich assay

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

AM Collection Expected by 9AM same day
Routine Expected within 24 hrs
Stat Expected within 1 hr
Timed Expected results are test dependant

CPT Coding

84153