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New Laboratory Panel in 2008
January 2008

CPT code 80047 (Basic metabolic panel with the ionized calcium test) is new in 2008! This code was added to report a basic metabolic panel that includes ionized calcium, CPT code 82330.

Laboratory panel code 80048 (Basic metabolic panel with total calcium) has been revised to include total calcium, CPT code 82310.

Below see the CPT codes for each panel:

80047	Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, ionized) This panel must include the following tests: Calcium, ionized (82330) Carbon dioxide (82374) Chloride (82435) Creatinine (82565) Glucose (82947) Potassium (84132) Sodium (84295) Urea Nitrogen (BUN) (84520)
80048	Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, total) This panel must include the following tests: Calcium (82310) Carbon dioxide (82374) Chloride (82435) Creatinine (82565) Glucose (82947) Potassium (84132) Sodium (84295) Urea nitrogen (BUN) (84520)

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