Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation
Methodology:
Qualitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed:
Analytical Time:
Testing Laboratory:
Laboratory Section:
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation
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 lithium heparin plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.
Transport Information:
Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL of plasma or serum into a plastic vial. Send refrigerated.
Minimum Sample Volume: 
0.3 mL of serum/plasma (approximately 0.6 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)
Unacceptable Conditions:
Hemolysis, lipemia or does not meet collection, storage or transport requirements
Stability
Refrigerated Stability:
Frozen Stability:
Ambient Stability:
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation
Sunquest Order Code:
HBSCON
Not orderable, reflex only to HBSAGG
CPT Code:
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation
Modified: