Hepatitis B Core IgM Antibody !!! NOTE: The contents are valid only for: 10/06/2024 !!!
WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
WSLH Test Code: | SS00071 |
Availability: | Test is run daily, Monday - Friday |
Turn-around Time: | 1-4 Days |
Recommended Uses: | Serodiagnosis of acute or recent hepatitis B infection. |
Contraindications: | Not intended for use in screening blood or plasma donors. |
Additional Tests Performed: | |
Patient Preparations: | Routine blood draw. |
Specimen Requirements: | 3 ml of serum (1 ml minimum) or 7-10 ml vacutainer, no additives. |
Specimen Handling & Transport: | Specimens must be stored refrigerated (2-8C) and transported to the lab with frozen cool packs. Freeze serum if testing will not be performed within 7 days of collection. |
Collection Kit/Container: |
Serology Specimens
Sterile Transfer Tube |
Collection Instructions: | Routine blood draw. |
Unacceptable Conditions: | Specimens that have been heat-inactivated, pooled, grossly hemolyzed or have obvious microbial contamination. Specimens stored for more than 7 days not frozen at -20 degrees C. Cadaveric specimens or body fluids other than human serum are unacceptable. |
Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form B
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Required Information: | Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |
Results Include: | Non-reactive, Grayzone, or Reactive |
Limitations: | |
Additional Tests Recommended: | Hepatitis B Diagnostic Panel or Hepatitis B Immune Status Panel |
Additional Comments: | |
Methodology: | Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) |
Includes: | Qualitative immunoassay for IgM-specific antibody to Hepatitis B virus core antigen. |
CPT Code: | 86705 |
Price: | $62.00 |