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Test ID CHBVS Chronic Hepatitis B Screen, Serum


Necessary Information


Date of collection is required.



Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: For 24 hours before specimen collection do not take multivitamins or dietary supplements containing biotin (vitamin B7), which is commonly found in hair, skin, and nail supplements and multivitamins.

Supplies: Sarstedt 5 mL Aliquot Tube (T914)

Collection Container/Tube: Serum gel

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 3.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Centrifuge per collection tube manufacturer's instructions (eg, centrifuge and aliquot within 2 hours of collection for BD Vacutainer tubes).

2. Transfer serum into plastic vial.


Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send 1 of the following:

-Gastroenterology and Hepatology Client Test Request (T728)

-Infectious Disease Serology Test Request (T916)

Useful For

Diagnosis and evaluation of patients at risk for or suspected of having chronic hepatitis B

 

This test is not offered as a screening or confirmatory test for blood donor specimens.

 

This test is not useful during the "window period" of acute hepatitis B virus infection (ie, after disappearance of hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] and prior to appearance of hepatitis B surface antibody).

 

This test is not useful as a stand-alone prenatal screening test of HBsAg status in pregnant women.

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
HBGSN HBs Antigen Scrn, S Yes Yes

Reflex Tests

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
EAG Hepatitis Be Ag, S Yes No
HBGSC HBs Antigen Screen Confirmation, S No No
HEAB HBe Antibody, S Yes No

Testing Algorithm

If hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is reactive, then HBsAg confirmation will be performed at an additional charge. If HBsAg confirmation is positive, then hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and hepatitis B e antibody (anti-HBe) tests will be performed at an additional charge.

 

The following algorithms are available:

-Hepatitis B: Testing Algorithm for Screening, Diagnosis, and Management

-HBV Infection-Monitoring Before and After Liver Transplantation

-Viral Hepatitis Serologic Profiles

Method Name

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CIA)

Reporting Name

Chronic Hept Scrn B, S

Specimen Type

Serum SST

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum SST Frozen (preferred) 28 days
  Refrigerated  7 days
  Ambient  24 hours

Reference Values

Negative

See Viral Hepatitis Serologic Profiles

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Report Available

Same day/1 to 4 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

87340

G0499-(if appropriate)

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
CHBVS Chronic Hept Scrn B, S 5196-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
HBAGS HBs Antigen Scrn, S 5196-1