Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Peritoneal Fluid, Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

Synonyms

CEA, PERITONEAL FLUID
CEAPERIT
LAB11525
PERITONEAL FLUID, CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA)

Cerner Name

CEA, Peritoneal Fluid

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Peritoneal Peritoneal Fluid Peritoneal Wash

Specimen Types

Body Fluid

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Sterile transport tube
Specimen: 3 ml peritoneal fluid ( 2 ml min)
Transport Temperature: Frozen

Specimen Volume

3 ml peritoneal fluid ( 2 ml min)

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunoassay

Days Performed

Monday - Saturday
TAT 2 - 3 days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

82378

PDM

5901801

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN PERITONEAL FLUID	CEAFL	CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN PERITONEAL FLUID	Carcinoembryonic Antigen Peritoneal Fluid

Result Interpretation

< 2 ng/mL

This test was performed using the Bayer Centaur, Chemiluminescent method. Values obtained with different assay methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably. This test result should not be interpreted as absolute evidence for the presence or absence of malignant disease.

Forms

LAB11525

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