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Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
Test CodeBHYDR
Alias/See Also
LAB2953
CPT Codes
<p>82010</p>
Preferred Specimen
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Red top
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Type: Plasma
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Green top (Sodium heparin)
Acceptable: Green top (Lithium heparin), Lavender top (EDTA), Gray top (Sodium fluoride)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: Sodium heparin (green-top), lithium heparin (green-top), sodium fluoride (gray-top), or EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis
Methodology
Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
Set up: Tues-sat; Report available: 2-3 days
Report Available
1-2 days
Reference Range
| Pediatric | 0.04-0.18 mmol/L |
| Adult | ≤0.28 mmol/L |
Clinical Significance
In diabetics, the measurement of B-hydroxybutyrate as well as blood glucose is needed for the assessment of the severity of diabetic coma and is essential for the exclusion of hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma. A specific enzymatic assay for Beta-hydroxybutyrate is extremely important in the assessment of ketosis.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042
Last Updated: February 17, 2023