Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Cancer Antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3)

Synonyms

BREAST CANCER
CA153
CANCER ANTIGEN 15-3
CANCER ANTIGEN, BREAST CA 15.3
LAB776
TUMOR MARKER

Cerner Name

Cancer Antigen 15-3

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen: 1 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Stability: 2 Days Room Temperature
5 Days Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

2 Days Room Temperature
5 Days Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

86300

PDM

5900355

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
CANCER ANTIGEN 15-3	CA153	CANCER ANTIGEN 15 3	Cancer Antigen 15-3

Result Interpretation

< =25.0 U/mL
Values obtained with different assay methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably.
Results cannot be interpreted as absolute evidence of the presence or absence of
malignant disease.

Forms

Tumor Marker Technical Bulletin 12-7-2018

LAB776

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