Prostate Specific Antigen, Screening

Overview

  • EPIC Code:
  • LAB2331
  • Soft Test Code:
  • PSAS
Alternate Names
  • PSA Total, Screening
  • PSA, Screening

Specimen Collection & Preparation

Patient Preparation

Patient should discontinue taking Biotin, Vitamin B7, or Vitamin H 48 hours before getting blood drawn.


Specimen Requirements:

-OR-

1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Minimum Volume:
0.25 mL Serum*

* This volume does not allow for repeat testing

Transport and Storage:
  • Ambient (18-24°C): 24 Hours
  • Refrigerated (2-8°C): 5 Days
  • Frozen (-20° C or colder): 6 Months

Clinical Interpretation

Reference Range:

0.0 - 4.0 ng/mL

PSA testing is performed by ECLIA on the Roche Cobas 8000.  The PSA assay is intended to be used as an aid in the detection of prostate cancer and as an aid in the management (monitoring) of patients with prostate cancer in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines.  These guidelines define biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer as a detectable or rising PSA value post-radical prostatectomy that is > 0.2 ng/mL with a second confirmatory level of > 0.2 ng/mL.


Test Comments:

Patients taking vitamin supplements containing doses of > 5 mg/day may have falsely decreased test results generated.


Methodology:
  • Chemiluminescence (CL)

Production Schedule

Sites Performed
  • Parkview Regional Medical Center
  • Parkview Wabash Hospital
Days Performed
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
  • Chemistry
Turn Around Time

Same day/next day


Coding & Compliance

CDM

01420399


CPT Coding

84153, G0103


Medical Necessity May Apply
Medical Necessity Documentation

Duplicate testing on this test is not acceptable per Medicare- testing to only be done every 365 days.