Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Order Code: CEACSF
Epic Lab Code: LAB4599
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
CSF
Collection Medium:
CSF container
Minimum:
0.5 mL of spinal fluid
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
Analytic Time:
1 week upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
<0.6 ng/mL Tumor markers are not specific for malignancy and values may vary by method.
Methodology:
Chemiluminometric Immunoassay
CPT Code:
82378