UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Clinical Laboratory - Core Laboratory
Collect
5.0 mL Gold or Red with gel (SST), (clot activator serum).
Minimum volume: 3.0 mL whole blood
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimen not properly identified; incorrect container; insufficient sample volume.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately. Offsite: Centrifuge sample with 1 hour of collection if stored at ambient temperature, or with 2 hours of collection if stored at 2-8 degrees C. Ship in cooler at 2-8 degrees C.
Includes testing for Hepatitis A IgM Antibody, Hepatitis B Core IgM Antibody, Hepatitic C Virus Antibody, and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen. For laboratories to bill Medicare, each component of a panel must be medically necessary for the treatment or diagnosis of the patient. All tests listed may be ordered individually.
Performed
Upon receipt
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Reported
Same day
Synonyms
AHP
ACUTE HEP
EPIC Code
LAB551
ACUTE HEP P
Reference Interval
HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY IGM
NON REACTIVE
HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY IGM
NON REACTIVE
HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY
NON REACTIVE
HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN
NON REACTIVE
CPT Codes
80074
Collection
EPIC Code
LAB551
ACUTE HEP P
Performing Lab
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Clinical Laboratory - Core Laboratory
Collect
5.0 mL Gold or Red with gel (SST), (clot activator serum).
Minimum volume: 3.0 mL whole blood
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimen not properly identified; incorrect container; insufficient sample volume.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately. Offsite: Centrifuge sample with 1 hour of collection if stored at ambient temperature, or with 2 hours of collection if stored at 2-8 degrees C. Ship in cooler at 2-8 degrees C.
Includes testing for Hepatitis A IgM Antibody, Hepatitis B Core IgM Antibody, Hepatitic C Virus Antibody, and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen. For laboratories to bill Medicare, each component of a panel must be medically necessary for the treatment or diagnosis of the patient. All tests listed may be ordered individually.
