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Geisinger Medical Laboratories Test Catalog
ACUTE HEPATITIS PANEL |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1516 Geisinger Epic ID: 18819 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
Gold-top (serum separator) microcollection tube
6 mL red-top (plain, non-serum separator) tube
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Specimen required: |
2 mL aliquot serum; minimum 1 mL | |
Special notes: |
Either serum separator tube (SST) or plain red-top tube acceptable. If collecting specimen in microcollection tubes, collect 5 FULL serum separator microcollection tubes. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Allow serum to clot. Centrifuge to separate serum within 2 hours of collection. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Refrigerated 5 days. Frozen: 3 months. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Hemolysis, lipemia, severe icteremia, stability exceeded. Add-ons available only to unopened tube. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Negative. | |
CPT code(s): |
80074 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Qualitative detection of hepatitis B virus surface antigen, IgM antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen, IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus and IgG antibodies to hepatitis C virus. | |
Methodology: |
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay |
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Synonyms: |
AHP
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Clinical significance: |
See individual test member. | |
Doctoral Director(s:) |
Hoi-Ying Elsie Yu, PhD, DABCC Sheng-Ying (Margaret) Lo, PhD, DABCC |
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| Review Date: | 12/14/2022 | |