Additional Info:
Anion Gap
BUN
Calcium
Creatinine
Glucose
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Carbon Dioxide
Methodology: Multiple methodologies
Stat: Available STAT
Specimen Requirements: NOTE: If specimen cannot be spun within 1 hour, please collect glucose in a gray-top tube.
Plasma
1 gray-top (sodium fluoride) tube (minimum: 1.0 mL of sodium fluoride plasma) drawn following an overnight (8-10 hour) fast. Avoid hemolysis. Refrigerate specimen after collection.
Serum
1 yellow-top SST tube (minimum: 1.0 mL of serum) drawn following an overnight (8-10 hour) fast. Centrifuge SST 30 minutes after draw. Avoid hemolysis. Refrigerate specimen after collection.
Analytical Time: 1 day
Days Set Up: Sunday-Saturday
CPT Information:
80048 –