The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Hepatitis C Recombinant Immunoblot
Order Code: HCVRIB
Epic Lab Code: LAB3285
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Light Green top tube (Lithium Heparin), Green top tube (Na Heparin)


Minimum:


Preferred minimum: 1 mL serum
Absolute adult/peds minimum: 0.5 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Specimens containing particulate material.  Severely hemolyzed or 
lipemic specimens.  Heat inactivated specimens.


Analytic Time:


4 working days


Reference Range:


Negative


Comments:


Order this assay only when a specimen is repeatedly reactive for
hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) and the patient is negative for HCV RNA 
by PCR.


Methodology:


Recombinant Immunoblot Assay


CPT Code:


86804


 


See also:
Hepatitis C Virus Antibody, Version 2.0, Plasma




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Updated: 11/13/2009

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