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Notification Type
Back HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY (HCV Ab) | |
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| Test Code:197 | Specimen Collection:Serum |
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| Clinical Utility:Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the major cause of hepatitis. The presence of anti-HCV indicates that a person may have been infected with HCV and might be capable of transmitting HCV infection. | |
| CPT Code:86803 | Testing Location:AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (1 mL) Refrigerated 7 Days EDTA plasma (1 mL) EDTA Refrigerated 7 Days Lithium heparin plasma (1 mL) Refrigerated 7 Days Sodium heparin plasma (1 mL) Refrigerated 7 Days | |