HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA ULTRAQUANT(TM)
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  HBVUL

MGH LIS Test No

  846

Schedule

  Sunday, Tuesday-Saturday

Testing Time

  3-5 days

Testing Lab

  Specialty Labs, Inc.

QORR Test Code

  HBVUL

Specimen Info

Type

  Serum  

Volume

  2.0 (1.0) mL

Temperature

  Ambient 7 Days, Refrig 14 Days, Frozen 2 Months

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Collection Info

   
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Clinical Utilities
Monitor acute viral levels or follow drug treatment.

CPT Codes
87517

Reference Range

Component Information

Name

  HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA ULTRAQUANT 

Method

  PCR 

CPT Code

  87517 

Units

  Copies/mL 
Ref Range   <100 copies/mL <19 IU/mL 
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Name

  HBV DNA ULTRAQUANT 

Method

  CALC 

CPT Code

   

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  IU/mL 
Ref Range   <19 
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Collection Notes
Serum must be separated and frozen within 4 hours of
collection to ensure accuracy. Please record time of collection
and freezing on container and requisition.  Split into 2 plastic
vials before freezing. Ship within 24 hrs of collection by
overnight courier.

Additional Comments

 

Questions or Comments email support@mgh.org

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