Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
- Minimize air exposure
Stability
Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 84144
Interpretive Data
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 150 year(s) : <0.2 ng/mL
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 150 year(s) : See Comment
FEMALE REFERENCE RANGES
Follicular Phase: 0.2-0.893
Ovulation Phase: 0.2-12.0
Luteal Phase: 1.83-23.9
Post Menopause: <0.2
PREGNANT FEMALE
1st Trimester: 11.0-44.3
2nd Trimester: 25.4-83.3
3rd Trimester: 58.7-214
Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Components
- 2300 - PROGESTERONE
Last Updated: May 11, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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