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Test Code 201387875 BMP and Lipid

Panel includes:

Basic Metabolic Panel includes:  Glucose, Creatinine, BUN, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Carbon Dioxide, Anion Gap (calculation), Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (calculation).

 

Lipid Panel includes:  Cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol calcuated, non-HDL cholesterol calculated Trigylcerides.


Note:  Direct LDL will be added if LDL calculated cannot be reported.

Performing Laboratory

Torrance Memorial Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Hospital Preferred Specimen Type: Plasma

Container/Tube: Lithium heparin gel

 

Outreach Preferred Specimen Type: Serum

Container/Tube: Serum gel

 

Additional Instructions:
1. Fasting - overnight (12-14 hr)
2. Patient should not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is drawn.

 

Spin Instructions:

Serum gel:  Allow to sit for 30 minutes prior to spinning.  Spin within 2 hours of collection.

Heparin plasma: Spin within 45 minutes of collection.    

 

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

 

Storage Temp Stability: Plasma
Room Temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated Temperature: 48 hours
 

Storage Temp Stability: Serum
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated Temperature: 72 hours

Methodology

See specific tests for methodologies

Reference Range

See specific tests for reference ranges

 

Note:  New Reference Range for LDL Calc effective 10/18/2024.  See Report.

Day(s) Test Set up/TAT

Performed:

Daily

Available STAT

TAT:

STAT: <1 hr

Routine: < 4 hrs

Aliases

BMP and Lipid

CPT Code

80048, 80061