Test Mnemonic
BHB
CPT Codes
Aliases
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Performing Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic Laboratories
Specimen Requirements
| Volume |
Type |
Container |
Collect Temperature |
Transport Temperature |
Special Instructions |
| 1 mL | Plasma | Sodium or Lithium heparin (Green) | | Centrifuge and refrigerate. | Submit in original tube or aliquot specimen into CCL aliquot tube |
Alternate Specimen Requirements
| Volume |
Type |
Container |
Collect Temperature |
Transport Temperature |
Special Instructions |
| 1 mL | Serum | SST (Gold) | | Centrifuge and refrigerate. | |
Minimum Specimen Requirements
| Volume |
Type |
Container |
Collect Temperature |
Transport Temperature |
Special Instructions |
| 0.4 mL | | | | | |
Stability
| Environmental Condition |
Description |
| Ambient | 48 hours |
| Refrigerated | 48 hours |
| Frozen | 48 hours |
Days Performed
Sun - Sat
Turnaround Time
8 hours
Methodology
| Name |
Description |
| Enzymatic | |
Reference Range
| B-Hydroxybutyrate |
| Sex |
Age From |
Age To |
Type |
Range |
Range Unit |
| | Years | 99 Years | Normal | < 0.28 | mmol/L |
Clinical Info
Evaluation of metabolic acidosis, evidence for ketosis.
