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Test Code CMP COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC

Additional Codes

LAB17

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Tiger top, serum gel
Also Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Specimen Volume: Full tube, submit 0.6 mL serum
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. Protect specimen from light.
3. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
3. Unopened and Centrifuged samples are stable for:

  • 8 hours at room temperature
  • CO2 48 hours at 2-8oC
  • other tests 3-5 days

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80053

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

Daily / 24 hours / Available STAT / Routine - 4 hours

                                                           STAT - 60 minutes

Normal Reference Values

See each component.

Critical Values

See each component.

Components

Tests included: ALT; AST; ALBUMIN; ALK PHOS; BILIRUBIN,TOTAL; BUN; CALCIUM; ELECTROLYTES; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN