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Test Code 103 Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP)

Additional Codes

COPIA Test Code EPIC Test Codes
Basic Metabolic Profile(BMP) LAB0207704 BASIC METABOLIC PANEL

 

Reporting Title

Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP)

Methodology

Profile Information:
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) eGFR (Calculation)
Calcium (CA) Glucose (GLUC)
Chloride (CL) Potassium (K)
CO2 Content (Carbon Dioxide) Sodium (NA)
Creatinine (CREA)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing Laboratory

Rice Memorial Hospital

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Plasma or serum

Container/Tube:

Plasma: Heparin, plain or gel separator

Serum: Clot, plain, activator or gel separator

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Separate plasma/serum from cells or gel as soon after collection as possible.

2. Specimens, original tubes, and aliquots must be tightly capped to prevent loss of CO2 and run ASAP.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (preferred) up to 3 days/Ambient up to 8 hours/Frozen up to 2 weeks

Reference Values

See individual test listings.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

CPT Coding

80048