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Electrolyte Panel
Test Code38449
CPT Codes
80051<br>Limited Access Code
Includes
Carbon Dioxide
Chloride
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride
Potassium
Sodium
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in plasma separator tube (PST)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Anticoagulants other than heparin • Red-top tube
Methodology
See individual tests
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: Next day
Reference Range
See individual tests
Clinical Significance
See individual tests
