ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Basic Metabolic Panel : 0020399

Mnemonic: BMP

Methodology: Immunoturbidimetry/Polymerase Chain Reaction/Fluorescence Monitoring/Isoelectric Focusing
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 24 hours
Specimen Required: Collect: Green (sodium or lithium heparin), plasma separator tube, or serum separator tube.

Specimen Preparation: Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 30 minutes of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens collected in EDTA, citrate, or oxalate.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: Calcium and CO2: 4 hours, All others: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Interval:
By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation)
Note: This panel includes: Calcium, Serum or Plasma (0020027), Carbon Dioxide, Serum or Plasma (0020004), Chloride, Serum or Plasma (0020003), Creatinine, Serum or Plasma (0020025), Glucose, Serum or Plasma (0020024), Potassium, Plasma or Serum (0020002), Sodium, Plasma or Serum (0020001), and Urea Nitrogen, Serum or Plasma (0020023).
CPT Code(s): 80048