ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel : 0020408

Mnemonic: CMP

Methodology: Refer to individual components
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 24 hours
Specimen Required: Collect:  One 4 mL plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.

Transport:  1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C.  (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Amber Transport Tube.

Pediatric Collection/Transport:  0.5 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. 

Remarks:  Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP. Protect from light.

Unacceptable Conditions:  EDTA, citrate, oxalate, sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate.

Stability:  After separation from cells: Ambient: 24 hours (except calcium and CO2: 4 hours); Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Interval:
By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation).
Note: Tests included in this panel: Albumin, Serum or Plasma (0020030), Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum or Plasma (0020005), Aspartate Aminotransferase, Serum or Plasma (0020007), Alanine Aminotransferase, Serum or Plasma (0020008), Bilirubin, Total, Serum or Plasma (0020032), Calcium, Serum or Plasma (0020027), Carbon Dioxide, Serum or Plasma (0020004), Creatinine, Serum or Plasma (0020025), Chloride, Serum or Plasma (0020003), Glucose, Serum or Plasma (0020024), Potassium, Plasma or Serum (0020002), Protein, Total, Plasma or Serum (0020029), Sodium, Plasma or Serum (0020001), and Urea Nitrogen, Plasma or Serum (0020023).
CPT Code(s): 80053
 
 

 

 

 
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