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Catalog ID HDV Ab Hepatitis Delta Virus Antibody

Important Note

Patient must have an acute or chronic HBV infection to have HDV. 

DO NOT order if patient is not HBV+.

Additional Codes

CPOE: Ref Hepatitis Delta Virus Antibody

DOE: Ref HDV Ab

CPT Code

86692

Specimen

Gold SST tube, collect 2 mL blood

Serum, 1 mL, frozen

Rejection Criteria

Room temperature >2 hours after collection, not centrifuged within 2 hours of collection, contaminated, hemolyzed, lipemic, insufficient quantity, unlabelled

Interpretative Information

Diagnose HDV infection in patient with documented acute or chronic HBV and at risk for HDV infection. Consider ordering HBV IgM core antibody testing to determine whether HDV infection is a coinfection or a superinfection with HBV.

Performing Lab

ARUP Laboratories

Turn-Around-Time

1-5 days

Reference Values

Negative