Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)
Order Code: CA199
Epic Lab Code: LAB2792
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Chemistry
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Plasma
Collection Medium:
Plasma Separator Tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Call laboratory for additional acceptable specimen collection containers.
Minimum:
3 mL whole blood in light green top tube or TWO microtainers
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory within 1 hour of collection.
Testing Schedule:
24 hrs/day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
Analytic Time:
1 hour (upon receipt in laboratory)
Reference Range:
0.0 - 34 U/mL
Test Limitations:
Hemolysis=2200, Icterus=66, Lipemia=1500
Methodology:
Electrochemiluminescence Imunoassay (ECL)
CPT Code:
86301