Hepatitis Be Panel

Test Code

CPT Codes
86707, 87350

Includes

Hepatitis Be Antibody and Hepatitis Be Antigen

Preferred Specimen

2 mL serum

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Instructions

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

Room temperature

Transport Temperature

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Specimen Stability

Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic • Plasma

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: Next day

Reference Range

Hepatitis Be Antibody	Non-Reactive
Hepatitis Be Antigen	Non-Reactive

Clinical Significance

HBeAg indicated active HBV replication. Infectivity is evaluated based on HBeAg and HBsAg. When HBeAg persists much longer than 10 weeks, the patient is likely to develop chronic hepatitis and be a carrier.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153

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.