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Hepatitis C Antibody
Last Modified:
5/11/2022 6:49:14 AM
Medicare Medical Necessity Restrictions May Apply
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Duplicate testing on this test is not acceptable per Medicare: Testing to only be done every 365 days
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Patient should discontinue taking Biotin, Vitamin B7, or Vitamin H 48 hours before getting blood drawn.
Specimen Requirements:
5.0 mL Serum in a SST
Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions:
Submission of minimum specimen requirements may be insufficient if confirmatory testing needed
Minimum Volume:
4.0 mL Serum
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
7 days Refrigerated
24 hours Unspun
Reference Range:
Negative
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Hepatitis C Viral RNA, Quantitative Real-Time PCR with Reflex to Qualitative TMA (HPCQN) will be ordered and CPT 87522 charged if Hepatitis C Antibody result is borderline or positive.
Patients taking vitamin supplements containing dose of >5 mg/day may have falsely decreased test results generated.
Methodology:
Chemiluminescence
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
HEPC3
EPIC Test Code:
IMO426
Alternate Test Names:
Anti HCV; HCV; HCV Antibody rfx Quant PCR ; HCV Screen; Hep C; HEP C IGG; Hepatitis C Antibody IgG
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
86803
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