Hepatitis C Antibody HCVAB
Method(s) | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: heparin plasma |
Transport | 2 mL serum at 2-8ºC. (Min: 0.5 mL but insufficient for additional testing) |
Remarks | Heparin plasma may be used for the screen, but not for confirmatory testing. |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days for screen, 5 days for confirmatory assay; Frozen: 2 months |
Schedule | Daily, except Sundays (positive results may require additional testing). |
Billing Code | 2010053 |
CPTCode | 86803 |
Notes | If this test is positive and the signal-to-cutoff ratio is less than 11.0, Hepatitis C Quantitative RNA will be performed. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Negative. |