Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state 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 an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens collected in EDTA, citrate, or oxalate.

Remarks
Stability

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

Methodology

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

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation)

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

FDA

Note

This 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).

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

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 Carbon Dioxide, 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 Calcium, Serum or Plasma 17861-6
0020396 Anion Gap 33037-3
3004293 UH EGFR
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Aliases

  • BMP
  • Chem 7
  • Chemistry Panel
  • Chemistry Screen
  • SMA 7
  • SMAC7
Basic Metabolic Panel