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HEPATITIS BE AG/AB
Test CodeLAB2321
Quest Code
27
CPT Codes
86707, 87350
Includes
Hepatitis Be Antibody and Hepatitis Be Antigen
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Transport Container
Serum separator tube (SST)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinitely
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Plasma
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Reference Range
| Hepatitis Be Antibody | Non-Reactive |
| Hepatitis Be Antigen | Non-Reactive |
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |
Last Updated: August 13, 2021

