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HelpTest Code CA125 Cancer Antigen 125 (CA 125), Plasma or Serum
Additional Codes
| Hospital Ordering Code |
|---|
| LAB155 CA 125 |
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube Type:
Green (Lithium Heparin)
Lime Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)
Preferred Collection Container:
Green (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Also Acceptable Collection Container:
Plasma from Lavender tubes is acceptable but will not route in the Laboratory Information System (Sunquest).
Transport Information:
1 mL serum, frozen.
Minimum Sample Volume:
0.5 mL
Remarks:
Separate serum from cells ASAP. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. CA 125 II assay testing is not recommended as a screening procedure to diagnose cancer in the general population.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated Stability:
7 days
Frozen Stability:
6 months
Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
CPT
86304
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence
Interpretive Data:
The testing method is an electrochemiluminescence assay manufactured by Roche Diagnostics Inc. and performed on the Cobas system. Values obtained with different assay methods or kits may be different and cannot be used interchangeably.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Sun-Sat
Analytical Time:
Same day
Alias
CA125 (Cancer Antigen 125), Cancer Antigen 125, Carbohydrate Antigen 125, OV Monitor, Ovarian Cancer-Related Antibodies, Cancer Ag 125 (CA 125), Serum