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B-Type Natriuretic Peptide

Test Code
140889


Alias/See Also
"Brain Natriuretic Peptide, BNP
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CPT Codes
83880

Preferred Specimen
"Plasma, frozen
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Minimum Volume
"0.5 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
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Instructions
"Do not collect in glass. Collect in a plastic lavender-top (EDTA) tube. Centrifuge and transfer the plasma into a LabCorp PP transpak frozen purple tube with screw cap (LabCorp N° 49482). Freeze within 24 hours and maintain frozen until tested. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
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Transport Container
"Lavender-top (EDTA) tube
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Transport Temperature
"Freeze
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Non-EDTA plasma specimen; EDTA plasma collected in glass
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Reference Range
"0-100 pg/mL
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The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.