91251 Hepatitis Delta Antibody

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

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

Submit:

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

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

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples
Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: 24 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Performed:

Tuesday, Friday

Reported:

2-8 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86692

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : negative