Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total




Test Mnemonic

AHBCOT

CPT Codes

  • 86704 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

16933-4

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) Refrigerated 

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLPlasmaEDTA (Lavender)   

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient3 days
Refrigerated7 days
Frozen14 days

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

1 - 3 days

Methodology

Name Description
Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) 

Reference Range

Special Info

Not intended for use in screening blood, plasma, or tissue donors. Assay performance characteristics have not been established for immunocompromised or immunosuppressed patients. Performance has not been established for the use of cadaveric specimens or the use of body fluids other than human serum. A nonreactive test result does not exclude the possibility of exposure to or infection with HBV.

Clinical Info

To assess recent or remote HBV infection. Methodology not approved for donor testing. This assay tests for IgG and IgM antibodies but does not differentiate between them.

Clinical Limitation

Criteria for rejection: Heat inactivated, pooled, grossly hemolyzed, obvious microbial contamination.