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Test Code Free Progesterone Free Progesterone

Important Note

  • MUST be ordered as a .Mayo Miscellaneous Test
  • Use code: ZW71 and use name of test: Free Progesterone
  • MUST put in Order NOTES in Lab Computer the statement "MML #607."
  • Must Draw 2 Lavender tubes or 1 large SST

**Patient Preparation: Patient should not be on any Corticosteroid, ACTH, Estrogen, or Gonadotropin medication, if possible, for at least 48 hours prior to collection of the specimen.

 

Methodology

RIA

Specimen Requirements

2 Lavender Top EDTA Tubes (3 mL plasma)

                OR

1 large SST (3mL Serum)

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Once a week

Turn Around Time (TAT) - 7-18 days

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83970

Performing Laboratory

Sent out to Mayo Medical Lab who then sends it to Interscience Institute

MML Test code = 607

Specimen Transport Temperature

  • Frozen     Preferred (6 mo)
  • Refrigerated  (2 weeks)