CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) Pretreatment Lab Value

Notes

**Note 1:** Physician statement of CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) Pretreatment Lab Value can be used to code this data item when no other information is available. **Note 2:** Record the lab value of the highest CEA test result documented in the medical record **prior to treatment or polypectomy**. The lab value may be recorded in a lab report, history and physical, or clinical statement in the pathology report. **Note 3:** CEA is a tumor marker that has value in the management of certain malignancies. **Note 4:** Record to the nearest tenth in nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml) the highest CEA lab value documented in the medical record **prior to treatment or polypectomy.** * ***Example:*** Code a pretreatment CEA of 7 ng/ml as 7.0. **Note 5:** For an uncertain value, record the stated closest value. * ***Example:*** Code a value stated as "less than 0.5 ng/ml" as 0.5. **Note 6:** Record 0.1 when the lab results are stated as less than 0.1 ng/ml with no exact value. **Note 7:** The same laboratory test should be used to record information in CEA Pretreatment Interpretation [NAACCR Data Item #3819].

Default

XXXX.8

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #3820

Metadata

SSDI
Code Description
0.0 0.0 nanograms/milliliter (ng/m) exactly
0.1-9999.9 0.1-9999.9 ng/ml (Exact value to nearest tenth in ng/ml)
XXXX.1 10,000 ng/ml or greater
XXXX.7 Test ordered, results not in chart
XXXX.8 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code XXXX.8 may result in an edit error.)
XXXX.9 Not documented in medical record CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) Pretreatment Lab Value not assessed or unknown if assessed