1-3 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code:
87341-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube or one 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA).
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma from cells.
Stability:
7 days refrigerated, or indefinitely frozen. Unstable ambient. Allow no more than one freeze/that cycle.
Standard Volume:
2.5 mL serum or plasma.
Minimum Volume:
1.5 mL serum or plasma.
Transport:
Refrigerated.
Comments:
Order this assay only when a specimen is repeatedly reactive for hepatitis B surface antigen. This assay should not be used for blood donor screening, associated re-entry protocols, or for screening Human Cell, Tissues and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/P).
Rejection Criteria:
Specimen containing particulate material or obvious microbial contamination; severely hemolyzed or lipemic specimen; heparinized plasma.
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