Test Details
Mnemonic
HBCAB
Ordering Code
3000680
CPT-4 Code(s)
86704
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Not for use in pediatrics under the age of 2 years.
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, lithium heparin, sodium heparin
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, lithium heparin, sodium heparin
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed or grossly lipemic specimens, Plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: 3 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 12 months
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 12 months
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
Negative
See Website:
Resource/Interpretation Guide
and Forms/Viral Serology Testing Guide
See Website:
Resource/Interpretation Guide
and Forms/Viral Serology Testing Guide
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes