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HelpTest Code SOFT: CEA Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
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EPIC NAME: CEA EPIC CODE: LAB57
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma, Serum
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (Lithium Heparin), Gold SST, or Plain red-top tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Grossly hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 7 days
Reference Values
0.0-3.00 ng/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82378
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.