| TEST NAME | Hepatitis Acute Panel, includes: Hepatitis A IgM, S19 Hepatitis B Surface Ag, S22 Hepatitis B Core IgM, S20 Hepatitis C Total Ab, S24 (includes confirmation, if required, S58) |
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| DEPARTMENT | SERO |
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| TESTS | S18 |
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| DESCRIPTION | Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for diagnosis of acute Hepatitis caused by Hepatitis A or Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C, see individual tests for description. |
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| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION: See serology specimen collection guide for details. Plastic tubes only. TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Room Temperature: 1 day Refrigerated (2-8°C): 6 days Frozen (-20°C): serum only |
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| TURNAROUND TIME (TAT) | 2 days |
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| REFERENCE RANGE | Negative |
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| TEST METHOD | CMIA, Abbott |
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| CPT CODES | 86803 86704 86705 86706 86709 87341 |
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