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HelpTest Code SOFT: BNP N-Terminal ProB-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP), Plasma
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| EPIC NAME: PROBNP |
EPIC CODE: LAB106
Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 6 days/Ambient 3 days
Reference Values
<75 years: <125 pg/mL
≥75 years: <450 pg/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83880
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay