30069:COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC WITHOUT GFR
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Comp Met |
| Methodology: |
Dry Slide Technology |
| Edit Date: |
7/15/2009 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
80053 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4.5 light green top tube (lithium heparin) (PST). Patient should fast 8-12 hours if a fasting glucose is needed; otherwise, a non-fasting specimen is acceptable. Patient should avoid exercising forearm before collection, which can cause an elevation in potassium level. Do not draw from a limb receiving an intravenous infusion. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot. Centrifuge SST within on hour of collection and transport in original tube. Centrifuge green top tube within 30 minutes of collection and separate plasma into a plastic tube for transport. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
6 days refrigerated. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis, specimen left in contact with cells beyond 3 hours, tubes other than those specified. |