Test Details
Mnemonic
HIV4A
Ordering Code
3400695
CPT-4 Code(s)
87389, plus 86701, 86702, 87535 if reflexed, at additional charges.
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Serum: Allow blood to clot completely. Centrifuge sample and send 3.0 mL serum in unopened
tube.
Plasma: Centrifuge, separate plasma from cells within 24 hours and send 3.0 mL plasma in a screw
capped plastic vial. Label tube as plasma.
tube.
Plasma: Centrifuge, separate plasma from cells within 24 hours and send 3.0 mL plasma in a screw
capped plastic vial. Label tube as plasma.
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Immunoassay
Reference Range
HIV Ag/Ab, 4th Generation Non-Reactive
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes