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CA 19-9, Peritoneal Fluid
MessageThis test is currently only available in BHS CPRS. If you are a Bedford provider and wish to see this test offered in Bedford CPRS- please contact the Bedford Laboratory.
Testing performed at Quest Diagnostics.
Testing performed at Quest Diagnostics.
Test Code
CA 19-9,FLUID(O)
CPT Codes
86301
Preferred Specimen
3 mL peritoneal fluid in a sterile transport tube
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Pancreatic fluid
Methodology
Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Wed; Report available: 1-8 days
Reference Range
15-360 U/mL
* Arch Gynecol Obstet (2005) 271:40-45
* Arch Gynecol Obstet (2005) 271:40-45
Clinical Significance
The simultaneous high concentrations of CA 19-9 and CA 15-3 in women with endometriosis may be involved in the pathophysiology of endometriosis
Last Updated: September 8, 2014
