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Test Code HAVMEV Hepatitis A IgM, Serum

Important Note

  Many dietary supplements promoted for hair, skin, and nail benefits contain Biotin (Vitamin B7) levels up to 650 times the recommended daily intake.  High levels of Biotin can cause clinically significant incorrect lab test results, resulting in falsely high or falsely low results, depending on the test. Patients taking high doses of Biotin should be instructed to discontinue Biotin for at least 12 hours prior to lab testing.

Reference Values

Non- reactive

Reactive: Sent to reference laboratory for confirmation

Day(s) Test Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Specimen Requirement

Serum
Draw blood in a gold-top (serum separator) gel tube. For pediatric specimens, draw blood in a red-top MICROTAINER(S). Label the specimen with the patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, date and time of draw, phlebotomist’s initials, and as serum. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated. 

 

Specimen stability:

8 hours at room temperature when spun

7 days at 2-8°C

Freeze at ≤-20°C for longer storage

 

Minimum volume:    1 mL




 

 

CPT Codes

86792

Method

Chemiluminescent immunoassay