NTproBNP

N Terminal Pro BNP

EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB2311

Performing Lab:
Saint Luke's Regional Laboratories
Container Type:
Green top (lithium heparin) or Gold top serum tube
Specimen Type:

Plasma or serum

Preferred Volume:
1 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL
Store and Transport:
Refrigerated:
Stability:

Room Temperature: 3 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 12 months

CPT Codes:

83880 - B Type Natriuretic Peptide (EAP 30010795)

Test Schedule:
Monday through Sunday
Reference Ranges:

Outpatient:

< 125

pg/mL

Inpatient:

< 300

pg/mL
Notes:

 

Orders originating from ED and inpatient areas will be resulted using these age-specific cutoffs:
Age Group (Years)PBNPII Results (pg/mL)Interpretation
All< 300Negative: Heart Failure Unlikely
   
< 50
50 - 75
> 75		≥ 300 - ≤ 450
≥ 300 - ≤ 900
≥ 300 - ≤ 1800

 

Gray Zone: Result Indeterminate - Consider other reasons for NT-proBNP elevation

 

   
< 50
50 - 75
> 75		> 450
> 900
> 1800		Positive: Heart Failure Likely
   
Orders originating from outpatient locations will be resulted using this cutoff:
Age Group (Years)PBNPII Results (pg/mL)Interpretation
All< 125Negative: Heart Failure Unlikely
   
All≥ 125Consider Heart Failure as well as other causes of NT-proBNP elevation

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