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HelpTest Code LAB155/1498/CA125 CA 125
Specimen Type
1 GEL BARRIER SST CLOT TUBE (SERUM)
OR
1 GREEN TOP
LITHIUM HEPARIN
TUBE (PLASMA)
Specimen Required
MIN: 0.5 ML SERUM OR PLASMA
PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS
INPATIENT: BRING DIRECTLY TO LABORATORY, WITHOUT DELAY.
CENTRAL PROCESSING:
SERUM: ALLOW BLOOD TO CLOT UPRIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE, CENTRIFUGE
AND DELIVER TO
CHEMISTRY, WITHOUT DELAY.
PLASMA: CENTRIFUGE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AFTER
COLLECTION, THEN DELIVER TO CHEMISTRY,
WITHOUT DELAY.
OUTPATIENT:
SERUM: ALLOW BLOOD TO CLOT UPRIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE, CENTRIFUGE,
THEN REFRIGERATE.
PLASMA:
CENTRIFUGE AND
SEPARATE PLASMA
FROM RED CELLS (INTO A PLASTIC 12 x75
TUBE) AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE AFTER COLLECTION,
THEN REFRIGERATE.
METHOD
CHEMILUMINESCENCE
Specimen Retention Time
5 DAYS
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
REFRIGERATE
DAY(S) TEST PERFORMED
DAILY
CPT
86304
LOINC
10334-1
SYNONYMS
OVARIAN CANCER RELATED ANTIBODIES
CANCER ANTIGEN
OV 125
SPECIMEN STABILITY FOR TESTING
ROOM TEMPERATURE - SST TUBE OR PLASMA SEPARATED FROM RED CELLS: UP TO 8 HOURS
REFRIGERATED - SST TUBE OR PLASMA SEPARATED FROM RED CELLS: UP TO 48 HOURS