Basic Metabolic Panel

Ordering Recommendation

Methodology

Quantitative Ion-Selective Electrode/Quantitative Enzymatic Assay/Quantitative Spectrophotometry

Performed

Mon-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York DOH approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation:

Collect:

Plasma separator tube, or serum separator tube SST

Specimen Preparation:

Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP within 30 minutes of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to a Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature:

Specimens collected in EDTA, citrate, or oxalate.

Unacceptable Conditions:

EDTA, citrate, oxalate, or sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate.

Remarks:

Stability:

After separation from cells: Ambient: Calcium and CO2: 4 hours, All others: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 2 weeks

Reference Interval

Components

Available Separately

Reference Interval

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation)

Interpretive Data

Note

his panel includes: Calcium, Serum or Plasma (0020027), Carbon Dioxide, Serum or Plasma (0020004), Chloride, Serum or Plasma (0020003), Creatinine, Serum or Plasma (0020025), Glucose, Serum or Plasma (0020024), Potassium, Plasma or Serum (0020002), Sodium, Plasma or Serum (0020001), and Urea Nitrogen, Serum or Plasma (0020023).

CPT Code

80048

Components

Component Test Code

Component Chart Name

LOINC

0020001

Sodium, Serum or Plasma

2951-2

0020002

Potassium, Serum or Plasma

2823-3

0020003

Chloride, Serum or Plasma

2075-0

0020004

Potassium, Serum or Plasma

2028-9

0020023

Urea Nitrogen, Serum or Plasma

3094-0

0020024

Glucose, Serum or Plasma

2345-7

0020025

Creatinine, Serum or Plasma

2160-0

0020027

0020396

Calcium, Serum or Plasma

Anion Gap

17861-6

33037-3

3004293

UH EGFR

Aliases

C12

Chem 12

Chemistry Panel

Chemistry Screen

CMP
SMA 12

SMA 20

SMAC