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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB777 Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (Cancer Antigen 19-9)

Additional Codes

SQ: CA199

COLLECTION

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)  PREFERRED
Light Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)  PREFERRED
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

LAV (EDTA plasma)

 

 

 

Collection Information: 

Spin down and send 0.6 mL of serum.

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.5 mL

STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 

7 days - Preferred

 

Frozen Stability: 

90 days

 

Ambient Stability: 

8 hours

PERFORMING LAB

Performed: 

Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p

 

Analytical Time: 

2 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Pathology Laboratory

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory

 

Interpretive Data: 

The testing method is an electrochemiluminescence assay manufactured by Roche Diagnostics Inc. and performed on the Cobas system. Values obtained with different assay methods or kits may be different and cannot be used interchangeably.

CPT Code

86301