TestORDER CODE 0236Infectious disease
Hepatitis A Virus IgM, AB.
FIRST, THE PRACTICAL DETAILS
At a glance.
- Specimen
- Serum
- Container
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 0.5 ml serum.
- Required volume
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 0.5 ml serum.
- Routine turnaround
- 2-3 days
Timing, specimen options and instructions reflect the source snapshot.
FROM COLLECTION TO THE LAB
Specimen & handling
- Specimen
- Serum
- Container
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 0.5 ml serum.
- Required volume
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 0.5 ml serum.
- Collection instructions
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 0.5 ml serum.
- Processing
- Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature . Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
- Storage
- Refrigerated
- Stability
- After separation from cells: Room temperature: 8 hours; Refrigerated at 2-8 °C: 2 days; Frozen at -20°C: 6 months. At Accu Reference: Refrigerated – 2 days: Frozen- 1 month
Technical information & codes+
- Methodology
- Qualitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
- CPT codes
- 86299, 86709
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