The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Order Code: CEACSF
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR 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


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




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Updated: 12/31/2007

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