Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
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
- Minimize air exposure
- Separate from cells ASAP
- HBsAg Reflexes to HBsAg Confirmation (test #3155) if result is Positive. Additional charges will apply.
Plasma Stability: 2 Days Refrigerated
For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Rejection Criteria
- Heat inactivated
- Turbid Specimens
Stability
Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86704
- 86706
- 87340
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 2103 - HBsAg
- 2104 - ANTI-HBs
- 2203 - ANTI-HBc, TOTAL
- 5895 - INTERP
Last Updated: November 6, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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