Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Build info

Synonyms

• PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE, SERUM
• ACIDPHOS
• PAP
• PAP2
• LAB11156

Short Name

PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE, SERUM

Procedure Master Number

LAB11156

Procedure ID

114696

Clinical Info

An adjunct in the evaluation of possible prostatic malignancy and useful in monitoring therapeutic progress
This test is not the same as Acid Phosphatase.
Values obtained with different assays should not be used
interchangeably in serial testing. It is recommended that only
one assay method be used consistently to monitor each
patient's course of therapy. This procedure does not provide
serial monitoring; it is intended for one-time use only.

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube
Specimen: 0.5 mL serum (0.3 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Frozen

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

3 Hours Room Temperature
24 Hours Refrigerated
6 Months Frozen

Methodology

Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)

Days Performed

TAT: 3-4 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

84066
 
LOINC Code: 20420-6

PDM

5900130

Results