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Test Code HBVL Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Viral Load

Additional Codes

HBV quantitation
HBV
HBV viral load
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B viral load

Specimen and Container/Tube

Serum collected in SST. 

 

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

See UCMC collection instructions.

Rejection Criteria

Whole blood/unspun samples greater than 6 hours will be rejected.

Reference Values

No HBV DNA detected.Test Limitations

Detection limit is 6.6 IU/mL.
Quantitation reportable range is 10 100,000,000 IU/mL

Critical Values

 

All positive  culture

 

 

 

 

All

Turnaround Time

Day(s) Performed

Testing is performed on Monday and Thursday

STAT DAY(S) AND TIME(S) PERFORMED

Not Available

CPT Codes

87517

LOINC Codes

30687517

Volume

Preferred Volume

10 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume

3 mL

Pediatric Volume

8 mL

Collection Instructions

Offsite Collection Instructions

See UCMC collection instructions.

UCMC Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: Venipuncture.
Specimen Processing: Spin down sample, remove plasma from cells and freeze in -20C within 24 hours of collection
Specimen Transport: Immediate, no refrigeration.
 

Microbiology Specimen Collection Tables
Please see link for Microbiology Specimen Collection Tables;

  • Category “Blood”, Table 1 BACTERIOLOGY, CHLAMYDIA, MYCOLOGY, MYCOBACTERIOLOGY (AFB), VIROLOGY

Test Components

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) viral load

Methodology

Testing is performed using FDA-approved real-time PCR assays from Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., on the Roche cobas 6800 Instrument.

Synonyms/Search Keywords

HBV quantitation
HBV
HBV viral load
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B viral load

Last Reviewed Date

08/15/2022

Additional Information

Testing is performed using FDA-approved real-time PCR assays from Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., on the Roche?� cobas 6800 Instrument.