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Test Code PSA Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Screening or Diagnostic

Important Note

**This is a serum-only test**

Infectious

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

PSA

PSASCREEN

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Specimen:

1mL serum from a gel tube

 

Acceptable Specimen:

1mL serum from a non-gel tube

 

Minimum Volume:

0.5mL serum (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Transport Temperature/Stability

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

 

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Frozen

 

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient:  undefined

Refrigerated:  <2 days

Frozen:  >5 months

 

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

Performing Laboratory

Willis Knighton Medical Center

Willis Knighton Bossier

Willis Knighton Pierremont

 

*The testing method is a paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay manufactured by Beckman Counter Inc. and is tested on the Beckman Coulter DxI 9000 and Unicel DxI 800.  

Values obtained with different assay methods or kits may be different and cannot be used interchangeably.