B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

What it measures

• B Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)LOINC 30934-4

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL frozen plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Container

Transport tube

Temperature

Frozen

Collect specimen in a plastic EDTA (lavender-top) tube. Centrifuge tube and separate plasma into a plastic specimen transport tube within 1 hour. Freeze plasma immediately. Note: BNP is unstable in glass containers. Use of glass tubes and glass transfer pipettes will affect accurate quantitation of BNP.

Turnaround

Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: 5 days

Billing

CPT 83880