Hepatitis B Core Antibody
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS00076 |
| Availability: | Test is run daily, Monday - Friday |
| Turn-around Time: | 1-4 Days |
| Recommended Uses: | Serodiagnosis of acute, chronic, or resolved 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 and refrigerated (2-8C) 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 (collected post-mortem), and body fluids other than serum. |
| 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 or Reactive |
| Limitations: | This assay does not distinguish between past, chronic or recent exposure to HBV. It does not distinguish between detection of IgG and IgM antibodies. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | Hepatitis B Core IgM Antibody, Hepatitis B Diagnostic Panel, or Hepatitis B Immune Status Panel |
| Additional Comments: | Not recommended as a standalone test. May be ordered to complete testing started at another facility. |
| Methodology: | Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) |
| Includes: | Qualitative immunoassay for IgG and IgM antibodies to the Hepatitis B virus core antigen. |
| CPT Code: | 86704 |
| Price: | $21.00 |