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Notification Type
Back 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 | |