1948 Hepatitis, Acute

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

3 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
3 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chemiluminescence

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80074 - Acute Hepatitis Panel

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2201 - ANTI-HAV, IgM	2103 - HBsAg
2225 - ANTI-HBc, IgM	2304 - ANTI-HCV
5898 - INTERP