Test Code PROGS Progesterone, Serum
Methodology
Chemiluminometric ImmunoassayPerforming Laboratory
Aspen Valley HospitalPhysician Office Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: Gold-top serum gel tube(s) or orange-top tube(s) - Plasma is not acceptable.Specimen: 2 mL (minimum volume: 1 mL) of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for approximately 10 minutes and spin down. If drawing gold-top serum gel tube, send entire tube to laboratory. If drawing orange-top tube, remove serum and place in separate plastic vial. If there is a delay in transport of >48 hours, send specimen frozen.
Reference Values
Males: 0.28-1.22 ng/mLFemales
Follicular phase: 0.15-1.40 ng/mL
Luteal phase: 3.34-25.56 ng/mL
Midluteal phase: 4.44-28.03 ng/mL
Postmenopausal: <0.30-0.73 ng/mL
Pregnant
First trimester: 11.22-90.00 ng/mL
Second trimester: 25.55-89.40 ng/mL
Third trimester: 48.40-422.50 ng/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through SundayTest Classification and CPT Coding
84144