Prostate specific antigen, serum or plasma

Department

Core Biochemistry

Delphic Registration Code

PSA

Synonyms

Prostatic antigen, Serum or Plasma
PSA, Serum or Plasma
Total PSA, Serum or Plasma

Turnaround Time

3 hours

Test Code

3309

Specimen Type

• Serum
• Plasma

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Lithium Heparin - Non-gel (Green Cap)

Acceptable

• Serum (Red Cap)
• SST II (Gold Cap)
• Lithium Heparin - Gel (Light Green Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4.5

No of Samples Required

1

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Lithium Heparin - Non-gel (Green Cap)

Acceptable

• Serum (Red Cap)
• SST II (Gold Cap)
• Lithium Heparin - Gel (Green Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

0.5

Additional Specimen Information

Pre-Testing Requirements - Nil, but not following prostatic manipulation.

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Serum
• Plasma

Minimum Volume (ml)

0.2

Transport to Lab

Frozen
If overnight - Frozen

Additional Referral/Aliquot Information

Aliquot Instructions:
>500 uL Serum, Li Heparin, Plasma store frozen Minimum 200 uL Serum, Li Heparin Plasma, whole blood stable up to 24hrs at 2-8oC, otherwise separate and store frozen -20oC.

Reference Intervals

0.0 – 4.0 ug/L

Test Method

Paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay performed on Beckman Coulter DxI 800 using Beckman Coulter Access reagents

Non-Funded Test Cost

$14.74 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

3309

Contact Information

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