Test Details
Mnemonic
HIBG
Ordering Code
3620700
CPT-4 Code(s)
86317
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Red top
Minimum Volume
0.15 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, grossly icteric or grossly lipemic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Quantitiative Multiplex Bead Assay
Reference Range
<1.0 µg/mL = Antibody concentration not protective
≥1.0 µg/mL = Antibody to H. influenza b detected. Suggestive of protection.
≥1.0 µg/mL = Antibody to H. influenza b detected. Suggestive of protection.
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes