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Test Code CREAT CREATININE

Additional Codes

LAB66

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Tiger top, serum gel
Also Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Specimen Volume: Full tube, submit 0.6 mL serum
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL
Collection Instructions:
  1. Send specimen in original tube.
  2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
  3. Centrifuged samples are stable for:
        • 7 days at 2-8 °C
 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

Daily / 24 hours / Available STAT / Routine - 4 hours

                                                            STAT - 60 minutes

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82565

Reference Values

0 up to 15 Days Female 0.31-0.86 mg/dL
15 Days up to 2 Years Female ≤0.33 mg/dL
2 Years up to 5 Years Female 0.18-0.40 mg/dL
5 Years up to 12 Years Female 0.28-0.57 mg/dL
12 Years up to 15 Years Female 0.42-0.76 mg/dL
15 Years up to 18 Years Female 0.45-0.78 mg/dL
18 Years up to Unspecified Female

0.52-1.04 mg/dL

 

0 up to 15 Days Male 0.31-0.86 mg/dL
15 Days up to 2 Years Male ≤0.33 mg/dL
2 Years up to 5 Years Male 0.18-0.40 mg/dL
5 Years up to 12 Years Male 0.28-0.57 mg/dL
12 Years up to 15 Years Male 0.42-0.76 mg/dL
15 Years up to 18 Years Male 0.58-1.01 mg/dL
18 Years up to Unspecified Male 0.66-1.25 mg/dL

Critical Values

0-18 years: ≥2.00 mg/dL

18 years to unspecified: ≥15.00 mg/dL