RENAL PL
Renal Panel
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB2372
Performing Lab:
Saint Luke's Regional Laboratories
Container Type:
Red top serum gel tube for all tests OR green top (lithium heparin) gel tube for all tests
Specimen Type:
Serum or plasma
Preferred Volume:
2 mL serum from serum gel tube OR 2 mL plasma from green top (lithium heparin) gel tube
Minimum Volume:
1 mL serum from serum gel tube OR 1 mL plasma from green top (lithium heparin) gel tube
Collection Procedure:
1. Indicate serum or plasma and the tube type on the request form.
2. Label the specimens appropriately.
Specimen Processing:
Specimens collected in a serum gel tube or lithium heparin gel tube must be
centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.
Store and Transport:
Room Temperature: < 12 hours
Refrigerated: > 12 hours
Refrigerated: > 12 hours
Unacceptable Condition:
Avoid hemolysis.
CPT Codes:
80069 - Renal Panel (EAP 30014820)
Test Schedule:
See individual test listings.
Test Includes:
Albumin, Anion Gap, Calcium, Carbon Dioxide, Chloride, Creatinine,
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), Glucose, Phosphorus, Potassium,
Sodium, Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), Glucose, Phosphorus, Potassium,
Sodium, Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Reference Ranges:
Anion Gap: 5 - 17
GFR:
Chronic kidney disease:
< 60
mL/min/1.73 sq.m
Kidney failure:
< 15
mL/min/1.73 sq.m
See individual test listings for other reference values.