Order Name LAB531 PROLACTIN

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Prolactin UVM

Method

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay

CPT(s)

Description	CPT Code
Prolactin	84146

Specimen Information

Container	Specimen	Temperature	Collect Vol	Submit Vol	Min Vol	Stability
SST	Serum	Refrigerate	4 mL	0.5 mL	0.2 mL	5 days

Reference Range

Age	Sex	Physiological Status	Low	High	Units
0 - 1 month	All	N/A	31	237	ng/mL
1 month - 2 months	All	N/A	24	148	ng/mL
2 months - 3 months	All	N/A	5	99	ng/mL
3 months - 6 months	All	N/A	4	99	ng/mL
6 months - 9 months	All	N/A	4	78	ng/mL
9 months - 12 months	All	N/A	5	39	ng/mL
1 year - 2 years	Male	N/A	3	37	ng/mL
1 year - 2 years	Female	N/A	3	41	ng/mL
2 years - 5 years	Male	N/A	3	34	ng/mL
2 years - 5 years	Female	N/A	3	30	ng/mL
5 years - 9 years	Male	N/A	2	21	ng/mL
5 years - 9 years	Female	N/A	2	22	ng/mL
9 years - 12 years	All	N/A	2	26	ng/mL
12 years - 18 years	Male	N/A	2	23	ng/mL
12 years - 18 years	Female	N/A	3	28	ng/mL
≥18 years	Male	N/A	2.1	17.7	ng/mL
≥18 years	Female	Postmenopausal	1.8	20.3	ng/mL
≥18 years	Female	Pregnant	9.7	208.5	ng/mL
≥18 years	Female	Non-pregnant	2.8	29.2	ng/mL

Instrumentation

Siemens ADVIA Centaur XPT

Result Component(s)

Reporting Name	Epic Code	Atlas Code	Mayo Access ID	LOINC
Prolactin		PROL		2842-3

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Monday – Friday / 3 days / Not available STAT

Section

Chemistry-2

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing? Yes/No

Yes