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

Hepatitis B e Antibody
Order Code: HBEAB
Epic Lab Code: LAB3296
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:  1.0 mL serum
Adult absolute minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Pediatric minimum:  0.2 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Hemolyzed, lipemic, or citrated specimens.


Analytic Time:


2 working days (upon receipt)


Reference Range:


Negative


Methodology:


Enzymatic Immunoassay (EIA)


CPT Code:


86707




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Updated: 07/16/2008

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