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HelpTest Code BNP B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Plateau Medical Center Laboratory | 304-469-8621 |
Specimen Requirements
Plasma-K2EDTA Lavender Top Tube
Spin and physically separate plasma from contact with cells within 7 hours
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
- Hemolyzed
Storage and Stability
| Room temperature 15-30oC (blood and plasma) | 7 hrs |
| Refrigerated 2-8oC (plasma) | 24 hrs |
| Frozen <-20oC (plasma) | Not specified |
Thaw specimen only one time
Reference Values
<100 pg/mL
Methodology
Two-site sandwich immunoassay using Chemiluminescent assay
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
83880