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Abbreviation: HGBS

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGBS

LOINC: 44923-1

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Thursdays by 0900 / Reported same day

Additional Information: Presence of Hb S must be verified before quantitation method is done.

Abbreviation: UHGB

Specimen Type: Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Urine Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: PSPC

Host Code: YUHGB

LOINC: 50559-4

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: HEMP

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: IBT Laboratory

Host Code: YHEMP

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.25 mL

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: HABM

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHABM

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Refrigerate up to 48 hours and then freeze.

Abbreviation: HBCM

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST SERUM (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHBCM

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Refrigerate up to 48 hours and then freeze.

Abbreviation: HBSG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated 5 days, Frozen 3 months

Tubes / Containers: SST - TUES/THUR/SAT (1), SST/CHEMISTRY SERUM (1)

Instrument / Location: COBAS 6000

Host Code: YHBSG

LOINC: 5195-3

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday

Abbreviation: HBVGEN

Specimen Type: Serum or plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST or purple top tube (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHBVGEN

LOINC: 32366-7, 32366-7, 49883-2

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Tues, Fri / Reported 7-10 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 2001567

Abbreviation: HBVRC

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 30 days

Tubes / Containers: Serum separator tube (SST)

Instrument / Location: ARUP via RPS

Host Code: YHBVRC

LOINC: 5196-1; 5193-8; 13954-3; 13953-5; 45159-1

Volume: 4 ml

Minimum Volume: 3 ml

PSPC Testing Schedule: Test includes: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen with reflex to confirmation, Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, Hepatitis Be Antigen and Hepatitis Be Antibody;

Additional Information: Indicates stage of infection. Use to monitor patients with chronic hepatitis B infection and known positive Hepatitis B surface antigen.

Documents: https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0020454

Abbreviation: HBEG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHBEG

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HCGNS3

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHCGNS3

Volume: 3 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HCVG3

Specimen Type: Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: LabCorp

Host Code: YHCVG3

LOINC: 72862-6, 83655-3, 49549-9

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: LabCorp

PSPC Testing Schedule: TAT: 10-14 days

Additional Information: LCH # 550603

Abbreviation: HCVG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Two - 6 mL Gold tube or red top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHCVG

LOINC: 48574-8

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed weekly

Additional Information: Spin immediately and take off gel, Freeze within 24 hours. If no HCV RNA is detected, or viral load is <500 IU/mL, then genotyping will not be performed.

Abbreviation: HCVGEN

Specimen Type: Serum or Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHCVGEN

LOINC: 32286-7

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 2006898

Abbreviation: HDAA

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plain Red Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHDAA

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HEV

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHEV

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HHT

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHHT

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HPGPC

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Purple top (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHPGPC

Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performance varies / Reported 3-6 weeks

Additional Information: ARUP # 3004480

Abbreviation: HSDB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSDB

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Plasma must be separated from cells within 48 hours of collection.

Abbreviation: HSVPC

Specimen Type: Collect: Bone marrow in EDTA, broncial wash/bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)/sputum, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), tissue (fixed or snap frozen).

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate or Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVPC

Volume: 1.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Swabs are no longer acceptable. Order HSVD for swab specimens. Tissue must be collected and processed using sterile technique, i.e., sterile blades, and containers.

Abbreviation: HSVGG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST SERUM (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVGG

LOINC: 42337-6, 42338-4

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0051152 Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimen. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."

Abbreviation: HSVCM

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVCM

LOINC: 41399-7

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0050641

Abbreviation: VCHS1

Specimen Type: Buccal mucosa, eye, genital, rectal, throat or vesicle swab, or bronchoalveolar lavage, tissue or vesicle fluid.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Fluid: Sterile container or Viral Transport Media Swab or tissue: 3 mL viral transport media

Instrument / Location: ARUP via RPS

Host Code: YVCHSA

LOINC: 5859-4

Volume: Fluid Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL in sterile container

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0065065 Refrigerate up to 72 hours. Also acceptable: 3 mL viral transport media

Abbreviation: HV6

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHV6

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HHV6M

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST or plain red

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHHV6M

LOINC: 25417-7

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performance varies / Reported 3-7 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3001284 Test is not performed at ARUP; separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Abbreviation: HRING

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: IBT Laboratory

Host Code: YHRING

Tab Assignment: General