Hepatitis A IgM Antibody !!! NOTE: The contents are valid only for: 12/21/2024 !!!
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS00061 |
| Day(s) Performed: | Test is run daily, Monday - Friday |
| Turn-around Time: | 1-3 days |
| Recommended Uses: | For the serodiagnosis of current or recent Hepatitis A virus infection. |
| Contraindications: | |
| 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 and transported to the lab at 2-8C (refrigerated with 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, lipemic, or have obvious microbial contamination. Specimens stored for more than 7 days not frozen at -20 degrees C. Plasma is not an acceptable specimen. |
| 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: | Reactive, Non-Reactive or Grayzone with interpretation |
| Limitations: | Cadaveric specimens or body fluids other than human serum and plasma are unacceptable. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | |
| Additional Comments: | |
| Methodology: | Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) |
| Includes: | Qualitative immunoassay for IgM antibodies to Hepatitis A virus. |
| CPT Code: | 86709 |
| Price: | $63.00 Price Effective 1/1/25 |