ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

0070110: Progesterone

Test Mnemonic: PROGES
Methodology: Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed: Sun-Sat

Reported: Within 24 hours

Specimen Required:  
Collect: One 4 mL SST or PST.  Also acceptable: green (sodium or lithium heparin).

Transport: 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.

Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.3 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C.

Remarks: Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature before centrifuging.  Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.

Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 3 months

Reference Interval:
Male:
0.3-1.0 ng/mL

Female:
 
0-8 days: 0-8 ng/mL
9 days-12 years: 0-1.0 ng/mL
Follicular: 0.2-0.8 ng/mL
Luteal: 4.1-23.7 ng/mL
Mid-luteal: 4.5-25.2 ng/mL
Postmenopausal: 0.1-0.6 ng/mL
1st trimester: 11.2-90.0 ng/mL
2nd trimester: 25.6-89.4 ng/mL
3rd trimester: 48.4-422.5 ng/mL

CPT Code(s):
84144

 

 

 
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