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Hepatitis B Core Antibodies, Total (Anti-HBc, Total)

Alias:

Anti Core Antibodies, Anti-Hepatitis Bc, Antibody to Hepatitis Bc, Core Antibody IgG/IgM, S performed at Mayo New England, HBV (Hepatitis B Virus), Hep B Core Ab IgG/IgM, S performed at Mayo New England, Hep Bc Ab IgG/IgM, S performed at Mayo New England, Hepatitis B Core Ab IgG and IgM, S, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis Bc

Methodology:

Electrochemiluminescence

Performed:

Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p

Analytical Time:

Same day

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Hepatitis B Core Antibodies, Total (Anti-HBc, Total)

Preferred Collection Container:

Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Red (No Additive)
Plasma from Lavender tubes is acceptable but will not route in the Laboratory Information System (Sunquest)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a light green lithium heparin plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.
Add-on Requests - Requires additional evaluation for acceptability.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL of serum into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

0.3 mL of serum or plasma (approximately 0.6 mL whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

5 days

Frozen Stability:

2 months

Hepatitis B Core Antibodies, Total (Anti-HBc, Total)

Sunquest Order Code:

HBCTT

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB1242

CPT Code:

86704

Hepatitis B Core Antibodies, Total (Anti-HBc, Total)

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM