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Hepatitis Profile #26
Test Code46912
CPT Codes
86704, 86706, 86708, 86709, 86803, 87340
Includes
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen with Reflex, Hepatitis B Core Ab, Total, Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, Qualitative, Hepatitis A IgM, Hepatitis A Antibody, Total, Hepatitis C Antibody with Reflex to HCV, RNA, Quantitative Real-Time PCR
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a serum separator tube (SST®)
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
Dietary supplements containing biotin may interfere in assays and may skew analyte results to be either falsely high or falsely low. For patients receiving the recommended daily doses of biotin, draw samples at least 8 hours following the last biotin supplementation. For patients on mega-doses of biotin supplements, draw samples at least 72 hours following the last biotin supplementation.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross Hemolysis • Gross Lipemia • Plasma collected in PPT-Potassium EDTA (white-top) tube
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: Next day
Reference Range
See individual tests
