Hepatitis C Antibody with reflex to TMA
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | SS00089P |
| Availability: | Test is run daily, Monday-Friday |
| Turn-around Time: | 1-4 days |
| Recommended Uses: | Detection of antibody to Hepatitis C virus in serum. |
| 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 with frozen cool packs. Specimens must be tested within 7 days of collection unless specimens are removed from clot, red blood cells, or separator gel and stored frozen at -20C or colder. |
| 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, Reactive, or Equivocal |
| Limitations: | Assay does not distinguish between past, chronic or recent exposure to HCV. Does not distinguish between detection of IgG and IgM antibodies. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | |
| Additional Comments: | Hepatitis C Virus TMA, Quant is automatically performed on all positive specimen to asses for active infection. |
| Methodology: | Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) |
| Includes: | Qualitative immunoassay for detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to the Hepatitis C virus. Quantitative TMA testing for Hepatitis C virus RNA will be performed on positive specimen, additional charge will be incurred. |
| CPT Code: | 86803 |
| Price: | $24.00 |