Order Your Own Hepatitis B Immunity Test (Hep B Titer Test) with My Lab ReQuest™

Need to confirm your immunity to hepatitis B? Order your own hepatitis B immune screen at a local Sonora Quest Laboratories Patient Service Center and confirm your status. Best of all, no doctor’s order or insurance is required to place your order. Results are generally available within just a few days and can be shared with the school, employer, or entity requesting your proof of immunity.

Our hepatitis B immunity screen is one of three immunity screenings available through our My Lab ReQuest service. With My Lab ReQuest, you can order your own lab tests without an order from your doctor. Schedule an appointment or walk in to any of our 70 locations across Arizona to complete your test. Create an online account to schedule your appointment, pay for your order, and access your test results directly from our website.

Why order your own Hepatitis B Immune Status Screening (Hep B Titer Test) with My Lab ReQuest?

Since the passage of the law in 2015 that allows for consumers in Arizona to order their own lab tests, thousands of patients have used our My Lab ReQuest service to take charge of their health and make more informed healthcare decisions. Our Hepatitis B Immunity Status screen is just one of three immunity tests that we offer to help you check and assess your health.

Patients choose Sonora Quest Laboratories to meet their lab testing needs for a wide range of reasons, including:

Award-Winning Quality

As the nation's largest integrated laboratory system, Sonora Quest Laboratories delivers award-winning quality services every day to more than 23,000 patients across Arizona. We are the #1 bioscience company in Arizona, according to Ranking Arizona, and we are also the only healthcare company to even win the Arizona Governor's Award for Quality. Most importantly, we are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the organization whose accreditation ensures the highest standard of care for laboratory patients.

Convenient Locations

Schedule an appointment or walk in to any of our 70 Patient Service Centers located across Arizona! We have over 45 locations in Metro Phoenix, 14 locations in Tucson and Southern Arizona, and various other locations across Northern and Western Arizona. Moreover, several of our locations are conveniently located inside of Safeway markets so that you can plan your screening around your trip to your neighborhood grocery store.

Learn More about Hepatitis B

What is hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is spread through contact with blood or other bodily fluids. It is most commonly spread through sexual contact, shared drug needles, from an infected mother to her child in the womb, or direct contact with the blood of an infected person. Some cases of hepatitis B are acute (short term) and do not require medical treatment. However, some people may develop chronic hepatitis B which may require lifelong treatment.

According to the CDC, there were 3,218 reported cases of acute hepatitis B in the United States in 2016. However, given that symptoms are not always present, the CDC estimates that total number of acute hepatitis B cases in that year to be closer to 20,900. The number of people in the United States with chronic hepatitis is estimated to be 850,000, but the CDC believes this number may actually be as high as 2.2 million.

Who is at risk for hepatitis B?

Anyone can contract hepatitis B. However, certain groups are at greater risk. According to the CDC, the following groups are at highest risk for contracting hepatitis B:

• Infants born to infected mothers
  
  
• People who inject drugs or share needles
  
  
• Sexual partners of people infected with hepatitis B
  
  
• Men who have sex with men
  
  
• People living in close proximity to a person with hepatitis B
  
  
• Health care workers or others exposed to blood in their work environments
  
  
• Hemodialysis patients

What are the symptoms of hepatitis B?

Not all individuals infected with acute hepatitis B will experience symptoms. In fact, the CDC estimates that only about 30-50% of infected people age 5 and older will have symptoms. When symptoms are present, they will develop about 3 months after exposure and will include the following:

• Fever
  
  
• Fatigue
  
  
• Loss of appetite
  
  
• Nausea
  
  
• Vomiting
  
  
• Abdominal pain
  
  
• Dark urine
  
  
• Clay-colored bowel movements
  
  
• Joint pain
  
  
• Jaundice

Individuals with chronic hepatitis B will generally not have any symptoms. When symptoms are present, they are generally very similar to the symptoms of acute hepatitis B. Given the serious nature of hepatitis B and the effects it can have on your liver and overall health, it is important to talk to your doctor about hepatitis B if you believe you may have been exposed to the disease.

Hepatitis B Vaccination

A vaccination to protect against hepatitis B is available. The vaccine consists of between 2-4 shots that are given over a period of 1 to 6 months. Currently the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for infants, children and adolescents under the age of 19, and for unvaccinated adults who are at risk for hepatitis B.

For information or obtaining this immunization in Arizona, please visit the Arizona Department of Health Services website.

What is a hepatitis b immune status screening?

A hepatitis B immune status is a test that checks for immunity to hepatitis B due to prior illness or vaccination. The test does is not intended to diagnose hepatitis B.

Why get tested for hepatitis B immunity?

Schools, workplaces, or other entities may require proof of immunity to hepatitis B within their requirements. Additionally, if you are unsure if you have previously been vaccinated for, or been infected by, hepatitis B, a screening will allow you to confirm your status.

*It is solely your responsibility to promptly discuss all laboratory test results with a physician. Neither Sonora Quest Laboratories nor its Medical Director will provide interpretation, counseling, consulting, or care recommendations on the basis of any laboratory results provided to you.