Yes. LabX tests for Hepatitis B on a blood sample, starting at $199 with the Blood STI Panel — Syphilis & Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is tested only on blood. Our blood panels test a small-volume blood sample for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), a marker of current infection, and a reactive screening result is confirmed before it is reported.
Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. It spreads through blood, sexual contact and from a pregnant person to a baby. Some infections clear on their own and others become long-term.
Many people with hepatitis B have no symptoms, sometimes for years. When symptoms occur they can include tiredness, dark urine or yellowing of the skin or eyes. If you have symptoms, see a licensed physician — a test result is not a diagnosis.
Long-term hepatitis B can damage the liver, but it can be monitored and managed by a clinician, and vaccination protects people who have not been infected. Knowing your status helps protect partners and household contacts.
Hepatitis B is tested only on blood. Our blood panels test a small-volume blood sample for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), a marker of current infection, and a reactive screening result is confirmed before it is reported. Samples are tested at LabX Diagnostic Systems, a CLIA-certified, COLA-accredited laboratory in Tampa, Florida. Results are typically reported in 2–3 business days from receipt.
There is a window period after exposure when the marker may not yet be detectable. A licensed physician can advise on repeat testing and on vaccination.
LabX STI panels do not include HIV testing. For an HIV test, ask your provider or visit gettested.cdc.gov.
A reactive result is not a diagnosis. For blood tests, the laboratory confirms a reactive screen on a second, different method before reporting it. If a result is reactive, contact a licensed clinician — this laboratory does not treat or prescribe — tell recent partners, and know that, like every clinical laboratory, LabX is required by law to report positive results for these notifiable infections to the state health department confidentially. If you are unwell, pregnant or in severe pain, seek care right away.
Yes. LabX tests for Hepatitis B on a blood sample, starting at $199 with the Blood STI Panel — Syphilis & Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is tested only on blood. Our blood panels test a small-volume blood sample for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), a marker of current infection, and a reactive screening result is confirmed before it is reported.
Many people with hepatitis B have no symptoms, sometimes for years. When symptoms occur they can include tiredness, dark urine or yellowing of the skin or eyes.
Hepatitis B is tested only on blood. Our blood panels test a small-volume blood sample for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), a marker of current infection, and a reactive screening result is confirmed before it is reported.
A reactive result is not a diagnosis. For blood tests, the laboratory confirms a reactive screen on a second, different method before reporting it. If a result is reactive, contact a licensed clinician — this laboratory does not treat or prescribe — tell recent partners, and know that, like every clinical laboratory, LabX is required by law to report positive results for these notifiable infections to the state health department confidentially. If you are unwell, pregnant or in severe pain, seek care right away.
There is a window period after exposure when the marker may not yet be detectable. A licensed physician can advise on repeat testing and on vaccination.
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