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 - SODIUM	1027 - POTASSIUM
1024 - CHLORIDE	1025 - CARBON DIOXIDE
1030 - ANION GAP	1023 - GLUCOSE
1022 - UREA NITROGEN	1014 - CREATININE, SERUM
1029 - BUN/CREAT.RATIO	1016 - CALCIUM