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Test Code PROG PROGESTERONE, SERUM

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Label Text                                   PROG
EPIC LAB529                                        

Performing Laboratory

NorDx Laboratories

Useful For

Diagnosing and treating disorders of the ovaries or placenta; detecting if ovulation has occurred; monitoring some patients with adrenal and testicular tumors

Method Name

Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Reference Values

Healthy Females

Follicular: <0.05 - 0.193 ng/mL

Ovulation: 0.055 - 4.14 ng/mL

Luteal: 4.11 - 14.5 ng/mL

Post-menopause: <0.05 - 0.13 ng/mL

 

Healthy Pregnant Females

1st trimester: 11.0 - 44.3 ng/mL

2nd trimester: 25.4 - 83.4 ng/mL

3rd trimester: 58.7 - 214 ng/mL

 

Males: <0.05 - 0.15 ng/mL

Days and Times Test Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

1 Day

Available Stat

Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Preferred Volume

Serum: 1 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.5 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Specimen Collection and Handling

1. Spin specimen, separate from clot and send refrigerated.

2. Sample should not be collected on patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type: Serum

Frozen: 3 Months

Refrigerated: 7 Days

Must be spun/separated within: 2 Hours

Add On Capable

Yes

Advance Beneficiary Notice Requirements

No ABN Required

CPT Code Information

CPT Code

CPT Description

CPT Disclaimer
84144 Progesterone, Quantitative  

Performing Laboratory Location

NorDx Laboratories

Clinical Significance

No sample should be collected on patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. biotin therapy for Multiple Sclerosis or oncology patients; skin, hair and nail supplements, or multivitamins containing > 5 mg/day) until at least 12 hours after the last biotin administration. If unsure, or if the clinical picture does not fit the results please contact the laboratory . We have methods to check for biotin interference as well as for any other interferences and for the accuracy of the results.

Biotin interference would falsely increase the result of this assay.

LOINC Code Information

2839-9

Acceptable Alternative Container(s)

Plasma Separator Tube (PST)

Red Top Tube