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)
Preferred if West Coast
Lithium Heparin - Gel (Light 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 (Light 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)
1.0
Transport to Lab
Chilled (2 - 8 degrees Celsius)
If overnight - Frozen
Additional Referral/Aliquot Information
Serum is the preferred sample type.
Separate and freeze at -20 deg C if sample will not be processed within 24 hours.
Values obtained by different assay methods cannot be used interchangeably.
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
