91125 Hepatitis C Antibody by RIBA

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 4 mL Blue Top (Na Citrate)
One 4 mL Gray Top

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Recombinant Immunoblot Assay (RIBA)

Performed:

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Reported:

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86804 - Confirmatory test