ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0050083: proBrain Natriuretic Peptide, NT |
| Test Mnemonic: PRO BNP | |
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Methodology: Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed: Mon, Wed, Fri Reported: 1-4 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 7 mL SST or one 5 mL green (sodium or lithium heparin).
Transport: 1 mL serum or plasma, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.5 mL serum or plasma, frozen. Remarks: Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP. Analyte deterioration may occur in specimens that are repeatedly frozen and thawed. Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens collected in containers other than specified above. EDTA specimens. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 3 days; Frozen: 1 year |
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| Reference Interval: |
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0-74 years: 124 pg/mL or less 75 years and older: 449 pg/mL or less |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 83880 |