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Hepatitis Be Panel

Test Code
27


Includes
Hepatitis Be Antibody and Hepatitis Be Antigen


Preferred Specimen
Red Top


Minimum Volume
1 mL


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinitely


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Plasma


Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule
See individual assays


Reference Range
Hepatitis Be AntibodyNon-Reactive
Hepatitis Be AntigenNon-Reactive


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.




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.