1942      Basic Metabolic Panel
Specimen:
  Collect: One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin) 
  Submit: 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube. 
  Special Handling: Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP 
  Rejection Criteria: EDTA plasma
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples 
  Stability: Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable 
Methodology: See Individual Components 
Performed: Mon-Fri 
Reported: 1-2 Day(s) 
CPT Codes:
80048 - Basic Metabolic
Interpretive Data: Please see report for interpretive data.
Components:
1026 - SODIUM1027 - POTASSIUM
1024 - CHLORIDE1025 - CARBON DIOXIDE
1030 - ANION GAP1023 - GLUCOSE
1022 - UREA NITROGEN 1014 - CREATININE, SERUM
1029 - BUN/CREAT.RATIO1016 - CALCIUM