Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

CEA

Synonyms

Carcino embryonic antigen

External Price (excl. GST)

16.33

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

SST (gold) preferred, also Heparin (light green)

Paediatric Specimen

0.6ml Heparin (light green) or plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3hr

Method

Cobas Pro

Reference interval

Normal: < 5 ug/L

Smokers: < 7ug/L

Uncertainty of measurement

5%

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum or heparin plasma

Electronic Information

Registration Code

CEA

HL7 mapping code

$CEA