BayCare Laboratory Test Directory

Collect

	Preferred	Acceptable	Acceptable

Tube Name	Plasma Separator	Serum Separator	Plain Red
Optimum Volume	6.0 mL	6.0 mL	6.0 mL
Minimum Volume	2.0 mL	2.0 mL	2.0 mL

Specimen Preparation

Protect from light. Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature (minimum 20mins). Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 30 minutes of collection. (Min: 0.5 mL serum or plasma)

Unacceptable Conditions

EDTA, citrate, oxalate, or sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells:
Ambient: 2 Hours (SST); 8 hours (PST);
Refrigerated: 3 days
*** See individual analytes for specific stability ***

Remarks

Tests Included in this Panel
Glucose	Blood Urea Nitrogen
Creatinine	eGFR Creatinine
Sodium	Potassium
Chloride	Carbon Dioxide
Calcium	Albumin
Total Protein	Total Bilirubin
Alkaline Phosphatase	ALT
AST	BUN/Creatinine ration
Globulin	A/G Ratio

Cerner Orderable(s)

CMP

Performed

Performed by: Mease Countryside Hospital, Mease Dunedin Hospital, Morton Plant Hospital, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital North, St. Joseph's Hospital South, South Florida Baptist Hospital, Bardmoor ER Laboratory, Bartow Regional Medical Center, Winter Haven Hospital.

24/7

Methodology

Quantitative Ion-Selective Electrode/Quantitative Enzymatic/Quantitative Spectrophotometry

Reported

Within 24 hours

Synonyms

C12
Chem 12
Chemistry Panel
Chemistry Screen
CMP
SMA 12
SMA 20
SMAC

Reference Interval

Analyte	Reference Interval
Calcium	8.5 - 10.1 mg/dL
Glucose	70 - 99 mg/dL
Blood Urea Nitrogen	6 - 26 mg/dL
Creatinine	0.300 - 1.300 mg/dL
eGFR Creatinine	0.700 - 1.500 mg/dL
Sodium	136 - 145 mmol/L
Potassium	3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L
Chloride	98 - 107 mmol/L
Carbon Dioxide	21 - 32 mmol/L
Albumin	3.4 - 5.0 g/dL
Total Protein	6.4 - 8.2 g/dL
Total Bilirubin	0.2 - 1.0 mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase	45 - 117 IU/L
ALT	12 - 78 IU/L
AST	7 - 37 IU/L
Anion Gap	5 - 16
BUN/Creatinine Ration	7 - 34
Globulin	1.8 - 3.2 g/dL
A/G Ratio	1.3 - 2.6

CPT Codes

80053

Collection

Collect

	Preferred	Acceptable	Acceptable

Tube Name	Plasma Separator	Serum Separator	Plain Red
Optimum Volume	6.0 mL	6.0 mL	6.0 mL
Minimum Volume	2.0 mL	2.0 mL	2.0 mL

Specimen Preparation

Unacceptable Conditions

EDTA, citrate, oxalate, or sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells:
Ambient: 2 Hours (SST); 8 hours (PST);
Refrigerated: 3 days
*** See individual analytes for specific stability ***

Remarks

Tests Included in this Panel
Glucose	Blood Urea Nitrogen
Creatinine	eGFR Creatinine
Sodium	Potassium
Chloride	Carbon Dioxide
Calcium	Albumin
Total Protein	Total Bilirubin
Alkaline Phosphatase	ALT
AST	BUN/Creatinine ration
Globulin	A/G Ratio

Ordering

Cerner Orderable(s)

CMP

Performed

Methodology

Quantitative Ion-Selective Electrode/Quantitative Enzymatic/Quantitative Spectrophotometry

Reported

Within 24 hours

Synonyms

C12
Chem 12
Chemistry Panel
Chemistry Screen
CMP
SMA 12
SMA 20
SMAC

Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Analyte	Reference Interval
Calcium	8.5 - 10.1 mg/dL
Glucose	70 - 99 mg/dL
Blood Urea Nitrogen	6 - 26 mg/dL
Creatinine	0.300 - 1.300 mg/dL
eGFR Creatinine	0.700 - 1.500 mg/dL
Sodium	136 - 145 mmol/L
Potassium	3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L
Chloride	98 - 107 mmol/L
Carbon Dioxide	21 - 32 mmol/L
Albumin	3.4 - 5.0 g/dL
Total Protein	6.4 - 8.2 g/dL
Total Bilirubin	0.2 - 1.0 mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase	45 - 117 IU/L
ALT	12 - 78 IU/L
AST	7 - 37 IU/L
Anion Gap	5 - 16
BUN/Creatinine Ration	7 - 34
Globulin	1.8 - 3.2 g/dL
A/G Ratio	1.3 - 2.6

Administrative

CPT Codes

80053

Collect

Specimen Preparation

Unacceptable Conditions

Storage/Transport Temperature

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Remarks

Cerner Orderable(s)

Performed

Methodology

Reported

Synonyms

Reference Interval

CPT Codes

Collect

Specimen Preparation

Unacceptable Conditions

Storage/Transport Temperature

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Remarks

Cerner Orderable(s)

Performed

Methodology

Reported

Synonyms

Reference Interval

CPT Codes

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