Test Code HEPBCOREIGM Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

HEPBCOREIGM

Preferred Specimen:

1mL serum from a gel tube

Acceptable Specimen:

1mL serum from a non-gel tube

Minimum Volume:

0.5mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Ambient

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient: <4 days

Refrigerated: undefined

Frozen: 3 months

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

Willis Knighton Medical Center

2600 Greenwood Road

Shreveport, LA 71103