Blood Urea Nitrogen, Plasma (BUN)

Additional Codes

Epic# -

LAB140

Cerner name(s):

Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh

Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum

Container/Tube: mint green LiHep tube (preferred), lavender (EDTA), red top or SST (yellow or marble)

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: NA

Avoid hemolysis.

Sunday through Saturday

Hours: 24 Hours

Turnaround Time:

STAT: 60 minutes

Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt.

Transport temperature: Ambient to lab

Analyte Stability:

Ambient: NA

Refrigerated: 72 hours

Frozen: NA

BUN

6 - 25- mg/dL

84520