91116 Hepatitis B DNA, Ultra Quantitative PCR

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

2 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Critical Frozen
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Separate from cells ASAP

Stability:

Ambient: 4 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Day(s); Frozen: 4 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

87517

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

91501 - HBV QUANT	91513 - HBV INTERP
91532 - HBV IU