Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Test Name

Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Alternate Description

CEA

Availability

7 days per week

Lab Section

Chemistry

Fluid Type

Plasma

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Gel Green Top

Container Whole Blood Required

4 ml whole blood in a Gel Green Top

Summary Test Name

Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Spin within 4 hours of collection. Refrigerate until courier pickup.

Specimen Stability

7 days refrigerated at 2-8°C

Minimum Volume

1.5 ml whole blood in (2) Gel Green Microtainers

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin and refrigerate until analysis

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

4 Hours

Reference Value

<4.8 ng/mL

Methodology:  Roche Elecsys CEA assay performed on the cobas e 601/602 analyzer utilizing electrochemiluminescence immunoassay technology (ECLIA).  Results obtained with different assay methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably.