Metabolic Panel (8), Basic

TEST: 322758
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CPT: 80048
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Synonyms

  • Basic Metabolic Panel

Test Includes

BUN; BUN:creatinine ratio; calcium, serum; carbon dioxide, total; chloride, serum; creatinine, serum; eGFR calculation; glucose, serum; potassium, serum; sodium, serum

Expected Turnaround Time

Within 1 day

Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.

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Specimen Requirements

Specimen

Serum (preferred) or plasma

Volume

1 mL

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)

Container

Gel-barrier tube (send entire tube) is preferred. Red-top tube or green-top (lithium heparin) tube is acceptable.

Collection

Draw blood in a gel-barrier tube and centrifuge. If red-top tube or green-top tube is used, centrifuge within 45 minutes of draw, remove the serum or plasma, and place in a transport tube and tightly stopper the tube.

Storage Instructions

Room temperature

Stability Requirements

Temperature

Period

Room temperature

14 days

Refrigerated

14 days

Frozen

14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles

Stable x3

Patient Preparation

Patient should fast for 12 hours preceding collection of specimen.

Test Details

Methodology

See individual tests.

LOINC® Map

Order Code Order Code Name Order Loinc Result Code Result Code Name UofM Result LOINC
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001032 Glucose mg/dL 2345-7
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001040 BUN mg/dL 3094-0
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001370 Creatinine mg/dL 2160-0
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 011577 BUN/Creatinine Ratio 3097-3
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001198 Sodium mmol/L 2951-2
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001180 Potassium mmol/L 2823-3
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001206 Chloride mmol/L 2075-0
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001578 Carbon Dioxide, Total mmol/L 2028-9
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 001016 Calcium mg/dL 17861-6
322758 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) 24321-2 100779 eGFR mL/min/1.73 98979-8

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