Progesterone

Last Modified: 9/20/2023 8:28:58 AM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:

Patient should discontinue taking Biotin, Vitamin B7, or Vitamin H 48 hours before getting blood drawn.
Specimen Requirements: 1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions:  
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 48 hours Refrigerated

24 hours unspun
Reference Range: Healthy men <0.05 - 0.15 ng/mL

Healthy women
Follicular phase 0.06 - 0.89 ng/mL
Ovulation phase 0.12 - 12.00 ng/mL
Luteal phase 1.83 - 23.9 ng/mL
Postmenopause 0.05 - 0.13 ng/mL

Healthy pregnant women
 1st trimester 11.0 - 44.3 ng/mL
2nd trimester 25.4 - 83.3 ng/mL
3rd trimester 58.7 - 214.0 ng/mL
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments: Patients taking vitamin supplements containing high doses of biotin (>5 mg/day) may have falsely increased test results generated.
Methodology: ECLIA
Clinical Significance:  
Documentation: Patients undergoing DHEA supplementation as a part of an IVF treatment plan may have falsely elevated progesterone values.  An alternate method such as Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (LC/MS) should be used to measure progesterone concentrations in these patients
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Days Performed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed: Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code: PROGS
EPIC Test Code: LAB529
Alternate Test Names: P4; PROGO
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 84144

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