Hepatitis A IgM Antibody

What it measures

• Hepatitis a IgMLOINC 13950-1

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Also accepted

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Container

Serum separator tube (SST)

Temperature

Room temperature

Dietary supplements containing biotin may interfere in assays and may skew analyte results to be either falsely high or falsely low. For patients receiving the recommended daily doses of biotin, draw samples at least 8 hours following the last biotin supplementation. For patients on mega-doses of biotin supplements, draw samples at least 72 hours following the last biotin supplementation.

Turnaround

Set up: Daily (Day shift); Report available: 2 days

Billing

CPT 86709