Standard Laboratory Tests for Functional Evaluation
This is a list of the standard laboratory tests that we order in our office. Each test included a procedure code so that the laboratory can recognize the test. To learn more about these tests, watch our “How To Read Your Own Blood Tests” playlist on YouTube.
| Name of Test | Procedure Code (CPT) |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP-14) | 80053 |
| Uric Acid | 84550 |
| Magnesium, serum | 83735 |
| Phosphorus, serum | 84100 |
| LDH | 83615 |
| GGT | 82977 |
| CBC w/differential and Platelet count | 85025 |
| Hemoglobin A1c | 83036 |
| Iron Panel with Ferritin and TIBC/UIBC | 83540, 83550, 82728 |
| Lipid Panel | 80061 |
| Insulin, fasting | 83525 |
| HsCRP | 86141 |
| Homocysteine | 83090 |
| Thyroid Panel with TSH | 84436, 84443, 84479 |
| Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy | 82306 |
| Vitamin B12, serum | 82607 |
| Folate (Folic Acid), serum | 82746 |
| Urinalysis, routine | 81003 |
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