Tumor markers are five serum tests. Each one prints a number against a stored range. None of them prints a diagnosis, a stage, or a sentence such as “suggestive of carcinoma” unless a person types that sentence into a remark. We do not put that sentence in the catalogue.
- Total PSA opens at ₹900. The bands are age bands for a male patient: under 2.0 ng/mL before 40, under 2.5 from 40, under 3.5 from 50, under 4.5 from 60, and under 6.5 from 70. There is no female band on this test.
- CEA opens at ₹900. The row text says under 3.0 ng/mL for a non-smoker and under 5.0 for a smoker. The numeric flag range opens at 0 to 3. A smoker at 4.0 will be marked unless the laboratory splits the range or widens it.
- AFP opens at ₹900, adult text under about 7–10 ng/mL, numeric band 0 to 10. The text says non-pregnant.
- CA-125 opens at ₹1,200, under 35 U/mL.
- CA 19-9 opens at ₹1,200, under 37 U/mL.
The method on all five is CLIA. If the laboratory’s kit quotes a different cut-off, the kit wins. Edit the range, then book the next patient. An order already booked keeps the range it was given.