Test Directory
7483 Donor: Hepatitis B Core Total
Specimen Type
Specimen Stability
Reference Range
Serum-SST
7 days 2-8° C
Non-Reactive
Specimen Requirements
Preferred amount: 1.0 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Minimum amount: 0.5 mL Serum
Method
ELISA
Schedule
Mon-Fri
Turn-Around Time
24hrs
Instructions/Notes
Centrifuge required?: Yes
Clinical Utility
This assay does not distinguish between total B Core antibody IgG and IgM detected before or at the onset of symptoms; However, such reactivity can persist for years after illness, and may even outlast Anti-HBS. Occasionally Hepatitis B Core antibody may be the only marker of either current or past Hepatitis B infection. HBV vaccination leads to development of HBSAB but not to HBEAB.
CPT Codes
86704
