Body Fluid CEA, Pleural Fluid - Willis-Knighton Medical Center

Additional Codes

Quest #17584

Meditech Mnemonic:

BFCEA

Aliases:

CEA

Thoracentesis Fluid

Carcinoembryonic Antigen, CEA

Chest Fluid

Preferred Specimen:

3 mL pleural fluid

Minimum Volume:

2mL pleural fluid

Reject: fluid sources other than pleural fluid

Setup Schedule:

Tuesday Only

Transport Container:

Sterile Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Frozen

Specimen Stability:

Ambient: 7 days

Refrigerated: 28 days

Frozen: 28 days

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042