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Test Code Billings Clinic: 4212 Chemistry Screen Monthly, Dialysis

Important Note

This test is for Billings Clinic Dialysis patients Only

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory: Chemistry

Useful For

Providing an overall picture of your body's chemical balance and metabolism.

Methodology

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Specimen Requirements

  • Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube(s).
  • Patient must be fasting (12-14 hours preferred) with water only, no tea or coffee, and must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours prior to specimen being drawn.
  • Spin down, separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of draw
  • Send 1 mL of heparinized plasma frozen in plastic vial.
  • Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere.
  • Patient’s age and sex are required on request form for processing.

Storage/Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Plasma Refrigerated 2 days

Reject Due To

  • Hemolysis
  • Grossly lipemic
  • Specimens received frozen

Reference Values

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Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82040 - albumin

82310 - calcium, total

82374 - carbon dioxide

82465 - cholesterol, total

82565 - creatinine

82947 - glucose

83735 - magnesium

84075 - phosphatase, alkaline

84100 - phosphorus

84132 - potassium

84155 - protein, total

84295 - sodium

84450 - AST/SGOT

84478 - triglyceride

84520 - BUN

 

Note for Ordering Health-Care Providers:  Please exercise judgement when placing orders. You may order individual tests or a less inclusive panel when not all of the tests included in the panel or profile are medically necessary for the individual patient. You may decline reflex testing as well.

LOINC Code Information

Reporting Name

LOINC Code

Albumin

61152-5

AST

1920-8

Calcium, Total

17861-6

Carbon Dioxide, Total

2028-9

Cholesterol, Total

2093-3

Creatinine

2160-0

Glucose

2345-7

Magnesium

19123-9

Alkaline Phosphatase

6768-6

Phosphorus

2777-1

Potassium

2823-3

Protein, Total

2885-2

Sodium

2951-2

Triglycerides

2571-8

Urea Nitrogen

3094-0

 

Profile/Testing Information

Profile Information:
Albumin Phosphatase, Alkaline
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) Phosphorus
Calcium, Total Potassium
Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Total Protein, Total
Cholesterol, Total Sodium
Creatinine Triglycerides
Glucose Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Magnesium