Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Test Name

CEA

Synonyms

Carcino embryonic antigen

External Price (excl. GST)

16.33

Adult Specimen

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

Paediatric Specimen

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

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3hr

Method

Cobas Pro

Reference interval

Uncertainty of measurement

5%

Minimum Volume

Registration Code

CEA

HL7 mapping code

$CEA