Prostate Specific Antigen, Total with Reflex to Free PSA PSATR
Method(s) | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC. |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 5 months |
Unacceptable Conditions | Plasma |
Schedule | Daily, except Sundays |
Billing Code | 1010279 |
CPTCode | 84153 PSA Total |
Notes | If the PSA is greater than 3.9 ng/mL and less than 10.1 ng/mL, the PSA is not reported, the test is canceled and reordered to be sent to a reference lab for testing. See entry for Prostate Specific Antigen, Free Percentage (Includes Free PSA and Total PSA). Order code is PSAFP. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
PSA, Total: 0.0 - 4.0 ng/mL |