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HelpTest Code PSAAS Prostate Specific Antigen, Annual Screen
Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Parkersburg Laboratory | 304-865-3679 |
Specimen Requirements
Memorial, Teays
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)
Parkersburg
Heparin Plasma, Serum, or EDTA plasma
Allow SST or red top to completely clot
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
- Hemolyzed
Additional Rejections at Parkersburg
- Lipemic
Storage and Stability
Memorial, Teays
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 24 hrs |
| Frozen -20oC | Up to 5 months |
Parkersburg
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 7 days |
| Frozen -20oC | 4 weeks |
Reference Values
0.0-4.0 ng\mL
Methodology
Memorial, Teays- Chemiluminescent two-site immunoenzymatic sandwich assay
Parkersburg- Immunoassay
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Memorial, Teays
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
Parkersburg
Monday-Friday
| 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