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B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE
Test CodeLAB106
Alias/See Also
BNP
CPT Codes
83880
Preferred Specimen
One 6 mL lavender top tube
Pediatric: One lavendar top microtainer
Pediatric: One lavendar top microtainer
Instructions
Plastic blood collection tubes are required for sample collection, as BNP is unstable in glass containers.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Plasma must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Plasma must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Stabilities listed are for plasma and whole blood. Ambient: 4 hours Refrigerated: 24 hours Frozen: 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen drawn in glass lavender top tube
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
<100 pg/mL
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center Barnesville Hospital Braxton County Memorial Camden Clark Medical Center Camden Clark Medical Center Fairmont Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center Harrison Community Hospital Jackson General Hospital Jefferson Medical Center Princeton Community Hospital Potomac Valley Hospital Reynolds Memorial Hospital Summersville Regional Medical Center St. Joseph’s Hospital United Hospital Center Uniontown Hospital Wetzel County Hospital