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Hepatitis A Antibody, Total (HATOT)
Test CodeLAB797
Quest Code
508
Alias/See Also
HATOT
CPT Codes
86708
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube
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
Serum separator tube (SST)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature and refrigerated: 14 daysÂ
Frozen: Indefinite
Frozen: Indefinite
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Dayshift Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
Report Available
3 days
Reference Range
Non-Reactive
Clinical Significance
HAV antibody indicates prior or acute infection with, or immunization to, Hepatitis A virus.
Performing Laboratory
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