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HelpTest Code LAB3038 HEPATITIS A PANEL
Additional Codes
Internal: 11056
External: HEPAPANEL
Beaker: LAB3038
PERFORMED AT
SBH LABORATORY
Specimen Requirements
Container Type: Serum Separator (Gold Top) or Plain Serum Tube (Red Top)
Specimen Type: Serum
Preferred Volume: 1 mL
Emergency Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Processing: Separate serum from cells as soon as possible by centrifugation. Store and transport refrigerated.
Limitations: Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.
Stability:
| Temperature | Time |
|---|---|
| Room Temp | 6 days |
| Refrigerated | 14 days |
| Frozen (-20 øC) | 3 months |
Method
ECLIA
Synonyms
HAV ANTIBODY PANEL; Anti-HAV Ab Panel; HEPATITIS A IGG (TOTAL AND IGM)
CPT Codes
86708 & 86709
Department
Chemistry
Test Schedule
Daily
Test Includes
Hepatitis A Virus Antibody, Total; Hepatitis A IgM Antibody.
Reference Lab
SCMC
Remarks
This panel tests for anti-HAV Total and anti-HAV IgM. The anti-HAV,Total tests for one result IgG and IgM but does not differentiate between them (there is NO test for HAV,IgG) and a reactive indicates either acute or remote past HAV infection. Anti-HAV IgM confirms acute HAV infection, however, if liver enzymes are normal and anti-HAV IgM is persistently positive, long term persistence of anti-HAV IgM is suggested. For suspected acute hepatitis A infection order anti-HAV IgM.