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Specimen Collection Requirements
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
| Dept: | Chemistry |
| SPECIMEN COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS | |
| Collection Container: |
GGT
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| Specimen: | Plasma / serum |
| Transport Temperature: | Room Temperature |
| Specimen Volume: | Preferred Volume: 1 mL; Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL |
| Also Acceptable: | SST |
| TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Performed: | Monday - Sunday |
| Reported: | Same Day |
| Methodology: | EIA |
| CPT: | 84153 |
| LOINC: | 2857-1 |
| Stability: | Room Temperature: 7 Days; Refrigerated: 14 Days; Frozen: 30 Days |
| Reference Range: |
0.00-4.00 ng/mL Do not interpret serum PSA levels as absolute evidence of the presence of malignant disease. Before treatment patients with confirmed prostatic carcinoma frequently have serum PSA levels within the range observed in healthy individuals. |