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Acute Hepatitis Profile
Test CodeLHEPAC
CPT Codes
80074
Includes
Includes: Hep B Surface Antigen, Hep B Core AB, IgM, Hep a AB, IgM, Hep C AB
Preferred Specimen
4mls of whole blood (2.0 mL of serum) in Serum Separator (gold top)
Minimum Volume
3.0 mL of whole blood (1.5 mL of serum)
Transport Container
Serum (gold top preferred) or No additive red top
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
8 hours at room temperature
48 hours refrigerated
If testing is to be performed >48 hours after collection, freeze sample at -20 C
48 hours refrigerated
If testing is to be performed >48 hours after collection, freeze sample at -20 C
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Turbid samples
Methodology
See Individual Assays
Setup Schedule
Set up Monday through Saturday.
Report Available
Reports 24 hours.
