Test Code 022 Semen Analysis
Additional Codes
ALAB: SEMEN
PowerChart: Not orderable
MA Cerner: Semen Analysis.
Specimen Requirement
Semen specimen is required.
Additional Specimen Collection Information
Collect the semen specimen after a 2-7 day period of abstinence. Collect the specimen by masturbation into a sterile container. Care must be taken to collect the entire specimen. Washed containers are not acceptable. In certain situations, the physician may supply the patient with an SCD, seminal collection device, which is a condom designed for seminal fluid collection and evaluation. Ordinary latex condoms must not be used for semen collection because they contain agents that may interfere with the motility of sperm. If there is any question of a specimen's suitability, contact the physician or a pathologist. Protect the sample from extreme temperatures (less than 20°C or greater than 37°C) during transport. For fertility studies the specimen must arrive at the lab within 1 hour of collection and must be examined immediately upon arrival. For fertility studies the specimen must be kept at body temperature (37°C) while being transported to the lab.
Useful For
Determining male fertility status
Performance
Testing is performed Monday through Sunday.
Testing must be performed immediately upon receipt of the specimen.
CPT Code Information
89320 Semen analysis; volume, count, motility and differential
LOINC Code Information
54231-6 Semen Analysis Fertility Panel
Test Method
Microscopy
Reference Values
Days Abstinence: 2-7 days
Liquefaction time: Within 60 minutes from time of collection.
Appearance: Normal
Volume: ≥ 1.5 mL
Viscosity: Normal (Nonviscous)
pH: 7 - 8
Agglutination: None
Progressive Motility: ≥ 32% Motile
Sperm Count: ≥ 15 mil/mL
Sperm Morphology: ≥ 4% normal forms
Sperm morphology (in conjunction with sperm concentration and
motility) can be used to classify men as subfertile or fertile.
None of these measurements, however, are diagnostic of infertility
and morphology values in the subfertile range do not exclude the
possibility of normal fertility.