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Test Code BUN BUN

Additional Codes

LAB140

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Tiger top, serum gel
Also Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Specimen Volume: Full tube, submit 0.6 mL serum
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
3. Centrifuged samples are stable for:
• 5 days at 2-8 °C

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84520

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

Daily / 24 hours / Available STAT / Routine - 4 hours

                                                         STAT - 60 minutes

Normal Reference Values

0 up to 15 Days Female 3-23 mg/dL
15 Days up to 1 Years Female 3-17 mg/dL
1 Years up to 10 Years Female 9-22 mg/dL
10 Years up to 18 Years Female 7-19 mg/dL
18 Years up to Unspecified Female 10-26 mg/dL

 

0 up to 15 Days Male 3-23 mg/dL
15 Days up to 1 Years Male 3-17 mg/dL
1 Years up to 10 Years Male 9-22 mg/dL
10 Years up to 18 Years Male 7-21 mg/dL
18 Years up to Unspecified Male 10-26 mg/dL

Critical Values

None