Test Details
Mnemonic
HBVSC
Ordering Code
3000530
CPT-4 Code(s)
G0499
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 2.0 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
1.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, icteric or grossly lipemic specimens, plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
HBSAG: Negative
HBCAB: Negative
HBSAB:
Qualitative:
Not Immune: Negative
Immune: Positive
Quantitative:
Not Immune: <10 mIU/mL
Immune: ≥10 mIU/mL
See Website: Resource/Interpretation Guide
and Forms/Viral Serology Testing Guide
HBCAB: Negative
HBSAB:
Qualitative:
Not Immune: Negative
Immune: Positive
Quantitative:
Not Immune: <10 mIU/mL
Immune: ≥10 mIU/mL
See Website: Resource/Interpretation Guide
and Forms/Viral Serology Testing Guide
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes