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Test Code CANTGN Cancer Antigen 27.29  

Important Note

Monitor therapy and identify disease recurrence in individuals with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis.  Do not use for diagnosis or screening of breast cancer.
 

Siemens Advia Centaur CA 27.29 chemiluminescent immunoassay is used.  Results obtained with different assay methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably
 

Additional Codes

80392

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Collection Instructions

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
 

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Rejection Criteria

Plasma not collected in EDTA tube

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 3 months

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday
 

Test Alias

80392, CA 27-29, CA 27.29, Breast Cancer Tumor Markers; CA2729; MAM 6; Milk mucin
 

CPT Coding

86300

EPIC Code

LAB853

Methodology

Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
 

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, R-NoGel, LAV (EDTA)
 

Transport

Frozen

Turn Around Time

2-3 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

LOINC

17842-6