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Balance Sheet Components - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items]      
Depreciation and amortization expense $ 512,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 663,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 1,072,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Accumulated amortization 11,092,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 10,902,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Amortization expense, included in depreciation and amortization expense 59,000us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization 26,000us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization 70,000us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization
Laboratory equipment and computer and office equipment [Member]      
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items]      
Assets purchased under capital leases 1,631,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cdna_LaboratoryComputerAndOfficeEquipmentMember
1,439,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cdna_LaboratoryComputerAndOfficeEquipmentMember
 
Accumulated amortization $ 1,473,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cdna_LaboratoryComputerAndOfficeEquipmentMember
$ 1,414,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cdna_LaboratoryComputerAndOfficeEquipmentMember