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Test Code LAB57 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

Performing Laboratory

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (ARRMC)

 

Performing Department

Chemistry

Specimen Required

Yellow (Gold) top tube (SST)

 

Plain Red top tube 

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.0 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuge collection tube and refrigerate within 2 hours of collection

 

Centrifuged SST is stable up to 7 das at 2° to 8° C. Aliquot and freeze serum if testing to be further delayed

Reject Due To

  • Hemolysis
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
  • Lack of Two Patient Identifiers:
    • 1-Patient’s First & Last name 
    • 2-Patient’s Date of Birth
  • Specimen stability time exceeded

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

 

 

Method Name

Chemiluminescence (CLIA) Testing performed on Beckman Coulter DXI600

 

CPT Code Information

82378
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

Billing Code

2070092

Cautions

Results from other manufactures or methodologies may vary in concentrations due to differences in reagent specificity and should not be used interchangeably. When performing serial samples over time, it is recommended that the same method be used, unless “re-baselined” with another method.