HEPATITIS C AB W/REFL TO HCV RNA, QN, PCR

"Clinical Significance
Hepatitis C Antibody with Reflex to HCV, RNA, Quantitative, Real-Time PCR - Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a major cause of hepatitis. The clinical symptoms of an HCV infection are variable. Infection with HCV results in a chronic infection in 50 to 80% of cases. The ""window"" between HCV acquisition and seroreactivity is highly variable; up to six months.

Preferred Specimen(s)
4 mL serum

Alternative Specimen(s)
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Minimum Volume
3 mL

Transport Container
Serum Separator Tube (SST®)

Transport Temperature
Room temperature

Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Reject Criteria
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic

Setup Schedule"

Includes
If Hepatitis C Antibody is reactive, then Hepatitis C Viral RNA, Quantitative, Real-Time PCR will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87522).

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Reference Range(s)
Hepatitis C Antibody    Non-Reactive
Index    <1.00

Alternative Name(s)
HCV with Reflex,HCV Antibody,Anti HCV