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

Hepatitis B e Antigen
Order Code: HBEAG
Epic Lab Code: LAB3297
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:


Green top tube (Na Heparin)


Minimum:


Adult preferred minimum: 1 mL serum
Adult absolute minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Pediatric minimum: 0.4 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.


Analytic Time:


2 working days (upon receipt)


Reference Range:


Negative


Comments:


Order this test only when specimen is repeatedly reactive for Hepatitis 
B Surface Antigen.


Methodology:


Enzymatic ImmunoAssay (EIA)


CPT Code:


87350


 


See also:
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Plasma




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Updated: 05/16/2007

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