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PSA Total Medicare Screening
Test CodeLAB2304
Alias/See Also
Prostate specific Antigen Medicare Screening, PSA
Preferred Specimen
4.5 ml (1.5 ml minimum) SST (gold) or no additive (red)
Minimum Volume
1.0 ml (500 ul minimum) serum
Other Acceptable Specimens
Gold SST
Instructions
Spin SST and send to lab
Specimen Stability
Separated from cells: 3 hours room temp, 24 hours refrigerated
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Icteric: >20 mg/dL bilirubin, Hemolysis: >500 mg/dL hemoglobin, Lipemia: >1500 mg/dL triglycerides
Methodology
Immunoenzymatic
Setup Schedule
Mon- Sun
Reference Range
0.0-4.0 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Piedmont Athens Regional
