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HelpTest Code PRGT Progesterone
Performing Laboratory
Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory
Useful For
The determination of progesterone is utilized in fertility diagnosis for the detection of ovulation and assessment of the luteal phase.
Specimen Requirements
| Container/Tube | |
| Acceptable | PST (Li Hep) Gel- Mint Green Top |
| Acceptable | SST |
| Specimen Volume | 3.0 mL |
| Minimum Volume | 1.0 mL |
Specimen Type
Plasma/Serum
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
| Specimen | Temperature | Time Frame |
| Plasma | Refrigerated 2-8°C | 5 days |
| Serum-gel tube | Refrigerated 2-8°C | 5 days |
Updated June 2020
Day(s) Test Set up
Monday through Sunday
Reference Values
| Criteria | Reference Values | Units |
| Menstruating Female | ||
| Follicular Phase | 0-0.9 | ng/mL |
| Ovulation Phase | 0-12.0 | ng/mL |
| Luteal Phase | 1.8-23.9 | ng/mL |
| Postmenopausal Female | 0-0.2 | ng/mL |
| Pregnancy | ||
| 1st trimester | 11.0-44.3 | ng/mL |
| 2nd trimester | 25.4-83.3 | ng/mL |
| 3rd trimester | 58.7-214.0 | ng/mL |
| Male | 0-0.2 | ng/mL |
Methodology
ECLIA: Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay
CPT Code
84144
Loinc Code
2839-9