Test Code CEA Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Serum
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay Sandwich Assay
Performing Laboratory
Decatur Morgan Hospital-Decatur Campus
Specimen Requirements
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s). (Plasma is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum refrigerated.
Reference Values
0.2-3.5 ng/mL
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82378