HEPATITIS A (HAV) IGG ANTIBODY

Test Code

LAB304740

CPT Codes
86790

Preferred Specimen

One 5 mL Gold top tube

Minimum Volume

2 mL blood

Other Acceptable Specimens

Red top tube

Instructions

Sample must be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection. Serum must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Centrifuge within 2 hours after collection
Ambient: 4 days
Refrigerated: 8 days
Frozen: Not specified

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Turbid, lipemic, grossly hemloyzed, or heat-inactivated specimens. Cadaveric specimens.

Methodology
Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay

Reference Range

Nonreactive (<1.00 S/CO)

Clinical Significance

Hepatitis A IgM antibody testing is separately available and must be ordered separately.

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Camden Clark Medical Center
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Uniontown Hospital

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.