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HelpEPIC ORDER CODE LAB1730 Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Viral Capsid Antigen (VCA) Antibodies, IgG
Additional Codes
SQ : EBVCAG
COLLECTION
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)
Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Sample Volume Requirements:
Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Minimum Sample Volume:
0.25 mL of serum (approximately 0.5 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)
Unacceptable Conditions:
Gross Hemolysis
STABILITY
Refrigerated Stability:
7 days
Frozen Stability:
Indefinitely
PERFORMING LAB
Performed:
Daily, Monday through Friday
Analytical Time:
1 day
Testing Laboratory:
Pathology Laboratory
Laboratory Section:
Core Laboratory
CPT Code
86665