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Complete Acute/Chronic Infectivity Profile
Test Code14643
CPT Codes
86705, 86707, 86709, 86803, 87340, 87350
Includes
Hepatitis A IgM, Hepatitis Be Antibody, Hepatitis Be Antigen, Hepatitis B Core Antibody (IgM), Hepatitis C Antibody, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen with reflex to Confirmation
Preferred Specimen
4 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1.6 mL
Instructions
Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, transfer serum to a clean, plastic screw-capped vial.
Note: 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.
Note: 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 Container
Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 6 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: Indefinitely
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross Hemolysis • Gross Lipemia • Plasma collected in PPT-Potassium EDTA (white-top) tube
Methodology
Various
Setup Schedule
Set up and Report available: Varies with assay
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute |
| 14225 Newbrook Drive |
| Chantilly, VA 20153 |
