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General Information

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code PSA-S PSA,SCREENING

Important Note

Test subject to Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD).

See Medical Necessity documentation requirements by clicking on  

Medicare National Coverage Determinations under General Information

to left of this screen.

Additional Codes

LAB117 

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Tiger top, serum gel
Also Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.35 mL
Collection Instructions:
  1. Send specimen in original tube.
  2. If there is a delay in transport of  >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
  3. Centrifuged samples are stable for 7 days  refrigerated  (2 – 8ºC)

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84153

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

Weekdays / Same day / Not Available STAT / Routine - 4 Hours

Normal Reference Values

Males: < 4 ng/mL

Critical Values

None