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B TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1872
Geisinger Epic ID: 39174
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
1 mL EDTA plasma; minimum 0.5 mL | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge as soon as possible within 1 hour of collection. Using plastic transfer pipette, immediately separate plasma from cells into clean, plastic,screw-capped vial(s). Freeze plasma immediately. | |
Transport temperature: |
Frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Frozen: 9 months. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Specimens collected or transported in glass will be rejected. Gross hemolysis is unacceptable. Gross lipemia is unacceptable. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
< 100 pg/mL | |
CPT code(s): |
83880 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Methodology: |
Immunoassay |
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Synonyms: |
BNP, BNP Referred B-natriuretic peptide Quest test code 37386 BTYPNP
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Clinical significance: |
BNP is increased in congestive heart failure, left ventricular hypertrophy, acute myocardial infarction, coronary angioplasty, and hypertension. Elevations are also observed in pulmonary hypertension (indicating right ventricular dysfunction), acute lung injury, hypervolemic states, chronic renal failure and cirrhosis. Decreasing levels indicate therapeutic response to anti-hypertensive therapy. | |