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HelpTest Code SOFT: CA153 Cancer-Associated Breast Antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3), Plasma
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| EPIC NAME: CANCER ANTIGEN 15-3 |
EPIC CODE: LAB776
Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 5 days/Frozen 3 months
Reference Values
<30 U/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday- Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
86300
Methodology
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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. Test results cannot be interpreted as absolute evidence for the presence or absence of malignant disease.