Progesterone, LC/MS
What it measures
- Progesterone, LC/MSLOINC 2839-9
Specimen
- Specimen
- 1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
- Minimum volume
- 0.25 mL
- Also accepted
- Plasma collected in: EDTA (royal blue-top) tube, sodium heparin (green-top) tube, lithium heparin (green-top) tube, or EDTA (lavender-top) tube
- Container
- Transport tube
- Temperature
- Refrigerated (cold packs)
Collect blood in a Vacutainer with no additives. Allow blood to clot (10-15 minutes) at room temperature. Centrifuge and separate the serum from the cells.
Turnaround
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 3 days
Billing
CPT 84144