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Hepatitis Be Panel
Test Code27
CPT Codes
86707, 87350
Includes
Hepatitis Be Antibody and Hepatitis Be Antigen
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinite
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinite
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Plasma
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
See individual assays
Clinical Significance
HBEAG indicates active HBV replication. Infectivity is evaluated based on HBEAG and HBSAG. When HBEAG presists much longer than 10 weeks, the patient is likely to develop chronic Hepatitis and be a carrier.