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Test Code LAB15 Basic Metabolic Panel

Performing Laboratory

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (ARRMC)/ Asante Three Rivers Medical Center (ATRMC)/ Asante Ashland Community Hospital (AACH)/ Asante White City Laboratory

 

Performing Department

Chemistry

Specimen Required

Yellow (Gold) top tube (SST)

Lithium Heparin Green top tube

Plain Red top tube

 

Outpatient clients MUST draw SST

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.0 ml

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuge and refrigerate within 2 hours of collection

Primary tube: Spun SST stable 24 hours at  2° to 8° C

Serum stable 48 hours if aliquoted and refrigerated at 2° to 8° C

Reject Due To

Hemolysis

Quantity not sufficient (QNS)

Lack of Two Patient Identifiers:

         1-Patient's First & Last name 

         2-Patient's Date of Birth

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Routine – same day

ASAP – 2 hours after receipt of specimen in lab

STAT – 1 hour after receipt of specimen in lab

Method Name

See individual tests

CPT Code Information

80048 - Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, total)

This panel must include the following:

Calcium, total (82310)   Carbon dioxide (82374)   Chloride (82435)   Creatinine (82565)

Glucose (82947)   Potassium (84132)   Sodium (84295)   Urea nitrogen (BUN) (84520)

Billing Code

3000192

Profile Information

Test includes:

Carbon Dioxide, Chloride, Creatinine, Glucose, Potassium, Sodium, BUN, Calcium, Anion Gap, Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Reference Values

 

 
Sodium 0 up to 1 Year 133 - 146 mmol/L  
1 Years up to 13 Years 138 - 145 mmol/L  
13 Years and Up 135 - 143 mmol/L  
Potassium 0 up to 1 Month 3.9 - 6.8 mmol/L  
1 Month up to 1 Year 3.6 - 6.8 mmol/L  
1 Year up to 6 Years 3.4 - 5.4 mmol/L  
6 Years and Up 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L  
Chloride 0 up to 2 Months 98 - 113 mmol/L  
2 Months and Up 98 - 111 mmol/L  
CO2 0 up to 2 Years 17.0 - 29.0 mmol/L  
2 Years and Up 21.0 - 31.0 mmol/L  
Glucose All Ages 80 - 99 mg/dL  
BUN 0 up to 6 Days 4 - 12 mg/dL  
6 Days up to 19 Years 5 - 18 mg/dL  
19 years and up 6 - 23 mg/dL  
Creatinine   Female Male
0 up to 4 Days 0.30 - 1.00 mg/dL 0.30 - 1.00 mg/dL
4 Days up to 2 Months 0.20 - 0.40 mg/dL 0.20 - 0.40 mg/dL
2 Months up to 10 Years 0.30 - 0.70 mg/dL 0.30 - 0.70 mg/dL
10 Years up to 18 Years 0.50 - 1.00 mg/dL 0.50 - 1.00 mg/dL
18 Years and Up 0.55 - 1.10 mg/dL 0.65 - 1.30 mg/dL
Calcium 0 up to 10 Days 7.6 - 10.4 mg/dL  
10 days up to 2 Years 9.0 - 11.0 mg/dL  
2 Years up to 13 Years 8.8 - 10.8 mg/dL  
13 Years and Up 8.6 - 10.3 mg/dL  
Anion Gap All Ages 3.0 - 11.0 mmol/L  
Estimate GFR All Ages ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2