Hepatitis B Virus by Quantitative PCR HBVDQ
Method(s) | Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) top tubes. |
Transport | 2 mL serum or plasma, frozen. (Min: 1 mL) |
Remarks | Separate serum or plasma from cells within 24 hours. |
Stability | On cells: Ambient: 24 hours. After separation from cells: Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 weeks. |
Unacceptable Conditions | Heparinized specimens |
Schedule | Daily |
Billing Code | 5010114 |
CPTCode | 87517 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Not detected. |