# Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) (Serial Monitor)

> This test measures the amount of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a protein in the blood that is often produced in higher amounts by certain tumors. It is primarily used to monitor patients who have already been diagnosed with cancer, such as colorectal cancer, to see if treatment is working or if the disease has returned.

- Labcorp code: 480095
- Category: [Cancer Detection](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/cancer-detection.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 1–2 days
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=480095&ref=assistant

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.