TEST DIRECTORY | MIDx Labs

HEPATITIS C, TOTAL ANTIBODIES (HCV)

Screens for prior/current hepatitis C infection.

LIS TEST CODE: AHCV

CPT CODE: 86803

ALIASES: HCV Antibody, HCSRN, Anti-HCV (Hepatitis C Virus), Hepatitis C Ab

METHODOLOGY: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

SPECIMEN:

- Type: Serum

- Container: Gold Top (SST) Vacutainer

- Minimum Volume Required: 2 mL

- Storage/Handling: Allow 30 minutes for blood to clot, then centrifuge specimen at 3500 RPM for 10 minutes. Maintain specimen at room temperature or in the refrigerator until testing can be performed.

- Stability:

Room Temperature (20-25 °C): 3 days

Refrigerated (2-8 °C): 7 days

Frozen (-20 °C or colder): Not Accepted

- Turnaround Time: 24 - 72 hours from receipt.

Special Instructions: N/A

REJECTION REASONS: QNS, Gross Hemolysis, Gross Lipemia, Contamination, Stability Violation, Expired Container, Incorrect Container

REFERENCE RANGES:

Males & Females

>= 1 years of age: Nonreactive