Complete evaluation of electrolyte balance and acid-base status. Measures sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide (bicarbonate), anion gap, and osmolality. Critical for assessing hydration status, kidney function, acid-base balance, and detecting electrolyte imbalances that can affect cardiac function, muscle contraction, and neurological status.
This panel pairs a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel—which measures your core electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate) alongside kidney markers, glucose, and liver enzymes—with the key trace minerals magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, and iodine that routine panels often leave out. Together these answer practical questions: Is my hydration and acid-base balance where it should be? Are my kidneys clearing electrolytes normally? And do I have adequate mineral status to support energy metabolism, oxygen transport, thyroid function, and muscle and nerve signaling? Magnesium and potassium matter for cardiac rhythm and muscle contraction, iron and copper are central to oxygen delivery and red blood cell production, zinc supports immune and recovery processes, and iodine underpins thyroid hormone synthesis—so seeing them next to your fluid and kidney status gives a fuller picture than any single marker alone. You learn whether a deficiency, imbalance, or subclinical trend is present, which can guide targeted dietary changes, supplementation decisions, or a follow-up conversation with your clinician. Bundling these into one blood draw is more convenient and typically more economical than ordering each mineral and metabolic test separately.
For athletes & active people
For athletes, electrolyte and mineral status directly influence hydration, muscle cramping, cardiac rhythm, and neuromuscular performance, while iron and copper affect the oxygen-carrying capacity that limits endurance. Heavy training and sweat losses can deplete magnesium, sodium, potassium, and iron over time, so this panel helps you catch shortfalls that may quietly undercut recovery and adaptation before they affect how you feel or perform.
Order online
Choose your lab and check out. We send your lab requisition automatically — no doctor visit needed.
Get your sample collected
Visit a lab service center near you for a quick blood draw (or book at-home phlebotomy where available).
See your results
Your results land in your Insider portal, ready to review and act on — that easy.
Insider panel price
$105.83$435
4.1× less than retail
Versus the typical direct-to-consumer retail cost of ordering these tests individually (illustrative — consumer prices vary by provider and region). Your $20 order fee is waived as an Insider.
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