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Test Code SOFT: HIV HIV 1/2 Antibody (Combined Assay), Plasma or Serum

Additional Codes

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EPIC NAME: HIV-1 AND HIV-2 ANTIBODIES

EPIC CODE: LAB473

 

Performing Laboratory

Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry

Specimen Requirements

 

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Preferred:

Specimen Type: Plasma

Container/Tube: Lavender top EDTA tube

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: Label specimen as serum.

 

Stability: 4 weeks (R)

                3 months -20 (F)

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

Not detected

Positives are repeated.

If repeat test is reactive, specimen will be sent to Mayo Medical Laboratories for HIV Western blot testing.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday-Friday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

86703

Methodology

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)