84370:HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY BY RIBA

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84370:HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY BY RIBA
Alias Names: HCV RIBA, HCV 3rd Generation
Methodology: Recombinant Immunoblot Assay (RIBA)
Edit Date: 3/12/2008
Performed: Tuesday-Saturday
Released: 1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code: 86804-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: ACD, EDTA, heparinized and citrated plasma.
Handling: Allow to clot, centrifuge, separate serum or plasma from cells and pour into a plastic vial.
Stability: 5 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen.
Standard Volume: 1 mL serum or plasma.
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL serum or plasma.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Comments: Confirmatory testing by RIBA is only recommended when the EIA screen is ‘weakly positive’ (i.e., S/CO <3.0). RIBA results are reported as positive or negative in this assay. Patients with positive HCV antibodies by EIA should be evaluated with a sensitive qualitative nucleic acid test for HCV RNA (Hepatitis C Virus RNA DetectR) to rule out active infection.

Not detected.

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