Test Details
Mnemonic
HBSAG
Ordering Code
3000660
CPT-4 Code(s)
87340
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, green sodium heparin, green lithium heparin
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, green sodium heparin, green lithium heparin
Minimum Volume
1.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, icteric or lipemic specimens, sodium citrate plasma
Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
Negative
See also Immunology Viral Serology Appendix.
See also Immunology Viral Serology Appendix.
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory