ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0081054: Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen, Serum |
| Test Mnemonic: SCC | |
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Methodology: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Performed: Tue Reported: 1-8 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 4 mL SST or plain red.
Transport: 2 mL serum, frozen. (Min: 0.3 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Remarks: Allow serum to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum from cells ASAP. Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 4 months; Frozen: 4 months |
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| Reference Interval: |
| 2.2 ng/mL or less |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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SCC levels alone should not be interpreted as evidence to the presence or absence of malignant disease. In patients with known or expected cancer, other tests and procedures must be considered for diagnosis and patient management. Results obtained with different assay methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably.
Please refer to Statement A in the Compliance Statements section in the front of the Laboratory Test Directory. |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 86316 |