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Electrolyte Panel

LYTES
Example Reports
Abnormal
Normal

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.

Specimen Preparation

Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours 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 sodium citrate, EDTA, potassium oxalate, or sodium fluoride. Hemolyzed specimens.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week (tightly capped); Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Quantitative Ion-Selective Electrode/Enzymatic Assay

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 the following tests: Anion Gap, Carbon Dioxide, Serum or Plasma (0020004), Chloride, Serum or Plasma (0020003), Potassium, Plasma or Serum (0020002), and Sodium, Plasma or Serum (0020001).

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

80051

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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
0020396 Anion Gap 33037-3
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Aliases

  • Electrolytes, Serum or Plasma
  • Lytes
Electrolyte Panel