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

Transport And Storage

7 days Refrigerated

24 hours Unspun

Collection Instructions

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

Minimum Volume

4.0 mL Serum

Neonatal Volume

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

Medical Necessity May Apply

Medical Necessity Documentation