PSA Total, Monitoring

Orderable EAP code:

LAB100787 and LAB00578

Billable EAP Codes:

80002091 x 1

CPT Codes:

84153 x 1

Lab Section:

Center for Health and Healing (CHH)

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 24 hours
Urgent:  2 hours

Test Schedule:

Testing is performed Sunday through Saturday 07:00 am to 16:30 pm.
For urgently needed testing, please notify the CHH-2 Laboratory.

Units:

ng/mL

Specimen Requirements:

0.5 mL blood in a RED top or SST tube.
Room temperature (21 to 25 degrees C), stable for up to 3 hours. 
Refrigerate (2 to 8 degrees C), stable for up to 24 hours. 
Frozen (-20 degrees C or below), stable for up to 5 months.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Not Applicable 

Reference Range:

Less than 4.00 ng/mL

Comments:

Used to monitor prostate disease therapy.

Synonyms:

Prostate Specific Antigen
PSA Ultrasensitive