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General Information

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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Lima Memorial Health System

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code PSA Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Serum (Diagnostic)

Important Note

This test is for DIAGNOSTIC PSA testing. (Not screening.)

Performing Laboratory

Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Serum gel (SST-Gel) tube
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL 
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Plain, Red Top

Reference Values

<4.0 ng/ml

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 3 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84153

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