Test ID: CEA
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Serum
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8521
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Monitoring colorectal cancer and selected other cancers such as medullary thyroid carcinoma
May be useful in assessing the effectiveness of chemotherapy or radiation treatment
Carcinoembryonic antigen levels are not useful in screening the general population for undetected cancers
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Immunoenzymatic Assay
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Carcinoembryonic Ag (CEA), S
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
CEA, Serum
Embryonic Carcinoma Antigen
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Embryonic Carcinoma Antigen
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
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