Alert

pro BNP (NT-ProBNP, N-Terminal pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)

Synonyms: BNP, proBNP

Tube Type = Mint Green Top

Tube Type

Test ID LAB5361
EPIC Order
 PRO-BNP
CPT Code(s) 83880
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Chemistry
Tube Station 30
Specimen Routine: 4mL blood/Li Heparin plasma separator, mint green top tube; serum separator tube (SST), or red top tube also acceptable; See comments.
Micro: 1.5 mL blood
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/7 Days
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hours
STAT: 1 hour
Reference Range Normal: <300 pg/mL strongly rules out the presence of acute heart failure.
Comments Effective 9/9/2024, NT-proBNP replaces BNP. Results are not interchangeable. See memo.

Reviewed by J. Carr on September 10, 2024

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514