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| Hospital Ordering Code |
|---|
| LAB57 CEA |
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:
3.0 mL blood/1.0 mL serum
Minimum Sample Volume:
0.6 mL blood/0.2 mL serum
Remarks:
CEA 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
82378
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
Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p
Analytical Time:
4 hours
Alias
CEA, Serum, Embryonic Carcinoma Antigen, Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)