BMP: Basic Metabolic Panel

Includes: Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, and Calcium

Tube Type = Mint Green Plasma Separator

Tube Type

Test ID LAB15
EPIC Order BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
CPT Code(s) 80048
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube. Also acceptable gold SST, orange SST, red plain tube
Micro: 500 µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top
Availability Routine: 24 hours/day
STAT: Yes
Turnaround Time STAT 1 hr., Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range Normal: See individual tests
Critical: See individual tests

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 12, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514