Hepatitis C Antibody

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

Alternate Specimen

5.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
or 
5.0 mL Plasma from a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA in a Plastic Vial (If confirmatory testing is required, patient will need to be redrawn, Serum is required for confirmatory testing)

TransportAndStorage

7 days Refrigerated

24 hours Unspun

Collection Instructions

Submission of minimum specimen requirements may be insufficient if confirmatory testing needed

Reference Range:

Negative

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 (CL)

CDM

01426803

CPT Coding

86803

Medically Necessary

Medical Necessity Documentation