Geisinger Medical Laboratories/Geisinger Proven Diagnostics Test Catalog
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1826 Geisinger Epic ID: 18808 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
2 mL of serum or plasma; minimum 0.7 mL | |
SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Allow serum to clot. Centrifuge to separate serum or plasma. Specimen is not acceptable for glucose or potassium determination if not centrifuged within two hours of collection time. Keep specimen container tightly capped. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Plasma (PST): Glucose stable 4 hours at room temperature, 8 hours refrigerated. Potassium stable 12 hours at room temperature or refrigerated. See individual member listing for more details. Serum (SST): See individual member listing for more details. |
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Rejection criteria: |
Specimen is not acceptable for glucose or potassium determination if not centrifuged within two hours of collection time. See individual member listing for more details. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
See individual member listing. | |
Critical values/courtesy alerts: |
See individual member listing. | |
CPT code(s): |
80048 | |
Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Basic metabolic panel: BUN, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Total CO2, Glucose, Creatinine, Calcium, Estimated GFR, Anion Gap | |
Methodology: |
See individual member listings. |
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Synonyms: |
Hypertension Panel BMP, LBGC Basic Metabolic Profile BMP with EGFR, BMP with estimated glomerular filtration rate
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Clinical significance: |
See individual member listing. | |
Doctoral Director(s:) |
Hoi-Ying Elsie Yu, PhD, DABCC Sheng-Ying (Margaret) Lo, PhD, DABCC |
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Review Date: | 12/24/2020 |
Performing Locations
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital
Geisinger Community Medical Center