CEA CEA
Method(s) | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
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Synonym | Carcinoembryonic antigen |
Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube, preferred. Also acceptable: Lithium heparin or EDTA plasma |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC. |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 1 month |
Schedule | Daily, except Sundays |
Billing Code | 1010067 |
CPTCode | 82378 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Smokers: 0.0 - 10.0 ng/mL Non-smokers: 0.00 - 5.0 ng/mL |