Test Details
Mnemonic
HBVSC
Ordering Code
3000530
CPT-4 Code(s)
G0499
Specimen Information
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
Plasma: Lavender EDTA
Minimum Volume
1.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, icteric or grossly lipemic specimens, heparin plasma, plasma separator tube
(PST)
(PST)
Stability
Room temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
HBSAG: Negative
See also Immunology Viral Serology Appendix
HBSAB:
Qualitative:
Not Immune: Negative
Immune: Positive
Quantitative:
Not Immune: <10 mIU/mL
Immune: ≥10 mIU/mL
HBCAB: Negative
See also Immunology Viral Serology Appendix
See also Immunology Viral Serology Appendix
HBSAB:
Qualitative:
Not Immune: Negative
Immune: Positive
Quantitative:
Not Immune: <10 mIU/mL
Immune: ≥10 mIU/mL
HBCAB: Negative
See also Immunology Viral Serology Appendix
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory