Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Post-Prostatectomy Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

Synonyms

  • LAB10815
  • POST-PROSTATECTOMY PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA)
  • PSA-POST
  • PSAPOST

Cerner Name

PSA Post - Prostatectomy

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability


1 Day Room Temperature
5 Days Refrigerated
6 months Frozen

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence
Post-prostatectomy PSA is useful in men following radical prostatectomy surgery. Monitoring serial measurements may accelerate detection of recurrence of prostate cancer.

Days Performed

Sunday thorugh Saturday
 

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

84153

PDM

5902505

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
PSA POST - PROSTATECTOMY PSA PSA POST PROSTATECTOMY PSA Post - Prostatectomy

Result Interpretation

0.00 - 0.01 ng/mL

Forms

LAB10815 build edit