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HelpTest Code Billings Clinic: 4946 Basic Metabolic Panel, Dialysis
Performing Laboratory
Billings Clinic Laboratory: Chemistry
Useful For
To give information about the current status of your kidneys as well as electrolyte and acid/base balance and level of blood glucose.
Methodology
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Specimen Requirements
Plasma
- Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube(s).
- Spin down, separate plasma from cells within 30 minutes of draw
- Send 1 mL of heparinized plasma refrigerated in plastic vial.
- Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere.
- Patient’s age and sex are required on request form for processing.
Serum
- Draw blood in a a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s).
- Spin down, separate serum from cells within 30 minutes of draw
- Send 1 mL of serum refrigerated 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, Serum | Refrigerated | 2 days |
Reject Due To
- Hemolysis
- Gross icterus
- Specimens received frozen
Reference Values
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Day(s) Test Set Up
Daily
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80048 - Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium, total)
LOINC Code Information
| Reporting Name | LOINC Code |
| Calcium, Total | 17861-6 |
| Carbon Dioxide, Total | 2028-9 |
| Chloride | 2075-0 |
| Creatinine | 2160-0 |
| Glucose | 2345-7 |
| Potassium | 2823-3 |
| Sodium | 2951-2 |
| Urea Nitrogen | 3094-0 |
Profile/Testing Information
| Profile Information: | |
| Calcium, Total | Glucose |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Total | Potassium |
| Chloride | Sodium |
| Creatinine | Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |