HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN with CONFIRMATION | |
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Test Code: 190 | Specimen Collection: Serum |
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Collection Notes: Positive samples will be confirmed at an additional charge by reflex testing. Sample requirement must be met. | |
Clinical Utility: HBSAg is useful in identifying the presence of acute infection, and it can serve as an indicator of chronic infection when it is present for more than six months. | |
CPT Code: 87340 (HBSAg),87341 (HBSAg Confirmation) | Testing Location: AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (1 mL) Ambient 24 Hours Refrigerated 7 Days Frozen 3 Months EDTA plasma (1 mL) EDTA Ambient 8 Hours Refrigerated 7 Days Frozen 180 Days Lithium heparin plasma (1 mL) Ambient 24 Hours Refrigerated 7 Days Frozen 3 Months Sodium heparin plasma (1 mL) Ambient 24 Hours Refrigerated 7 Days Frozen 3 Months |