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Test ID: EAG
Hepatitis Be Antigen, Serum

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

80510

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Diagnosis and monitoring of hepatitis B virus infectivity

  

Determining infection status of chronically hepatitis B virus-infected patients

Testing Algorithm Delineates situation(s) when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

See HBV Infection-Diagnostic Approach and Management Algorithm in Special Instructions.

Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Hepatitis Be Ag, S

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

e Antigen
HBeAg (Hepatitis Be Antigen)
HBeAg and Anti-HBe, Serum
HBEAG, Serum
HBV (Hepatitis B Virus)
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Hepatitis Be Antigen, Serum