NT-pro BNP

Last Modified: 8/30/2023 12:33:29 PM


  Medicare Medical Necessity Restrictions May Apply
Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements: 1.0 mL Plasma in a PST Mint Green Top Tube - Li Heparin 
or
1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions:  
Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 3 days Ambient
3 days Refrigerated

48 hours on cells
Reference Range:

< 75 years: 0 - 125 pg/ml
> 75 years: 0 - 450 pg/ml
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments: This assay utilizes biotin technology. Patients taking vitamin supplements containing high doses of biotin (>5 mg/day) may have falsely decreased test results generated. 
Methodology: electrochemilumint – escence (ECLIA)
Clinical Significance:  
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Stat Eligible: Yes
Days Performed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed: Parkview Dekalb Hospital, Parkview Huntington Hospital, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, Parkview Noble Hospital, Parkview Randallia Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Southwest , Parkview Wabash Hospital, Parkview Warsaw , Parkview Whitley Hospital
PHL Test Code: BNP1
EPIC Test Code: LAB3152
Alternate Test Names: BNP; B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 83880

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