80048

CPT

Basic metabolic panel (BMP)

Pathology and Laboratory

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Plain-language explanation

A defined laboratory panel. The basic metabolic panel groups eight chemistry results under a single code: sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, urea nitrogen, creatinine, glucose and calcium.

Official descriptor

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