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HelpTest Code HBSQAB Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, LAB3480
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Gold-top serum gel tube or plain, red-top tube
Acceptable: Green-top (lithium heparin or sodium heparin) tube or lavender-top (EDTA) tube
Minimum Volume: 24 uL and dead space of serum or plasma
Stability: Serum and plasma stable <8hrs at ambient temperature. Serum stable 6 days refigerated and 3 months frozen. Plasma is stable for 2 days refrigerated and 3 months frozen. Sample may be frozen and thawed 6 times.
Reference Values
Reactive
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday-Sunday
Useful For
The presence of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) is used to determine immune status to HBV or disease progression in individuals infected with HBV.
Methodology
Electrochemiluminesence
Test Classification and CPT Coding
86706
Report Available
Stat within 1 hr of receipt
Routine within 2 hrs of receipt