Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT: 83890; 83891; 83894; 83898 x 14; 83904 x 14; 83912
[PSAS] Prostate Specific Antigen Screen
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum or plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Light Green (heparin) or Gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 24 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: 0.0-4.0 ng/mL
METHODOLOGY: Chemiluminescence
CLINICAL USE: Used in annual prostate screening
CPT: G0103
[PSEU] Pseudocholinesterase
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Must be centrifuged and separated immediately
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 0.5 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2 days
REFERENCE RANGE: 1000-3500 IU/L
METHODOLOGY: Spectrophotometry (Ellman) - kinetic
CLINICAL USE: Screen pre-operative patients for succinylcholine
(suxamethonium) anesthetic sensitivity, genetic
or secondary to insecticide exposure
CPT: 82480
[PSEUDACH] PSEUDOACHONDROPLASIA
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 8 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 weeks (new patient)
METHODOLOGY: Bi-directional sequencing of exons 17B, 18A, and
19 to identify mutations in the COMP gene
CLINICAL USE: Confirmation of clinical diagnosis; Prenatal
diagnosis
CPT: 83891 x 2; 83892 x 2; 83894 x 5; 83898 x 10; 83904 x 10;
83912
[PT] PROTHROMBIN TIME
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Blue (Citrate)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Draw 1 FULL citrate tube; tube must be filled
to the fill line to ensure proper anticoagulant
to blood ratio; Invert gently 3-4