Ordering Recommendation

Screening test to evaluate kidney function.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.

Specimen Preparation

Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens obtained through catheters used to infuse hyperalimentation fluid. Specimens with potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride, citrate, or EDTA as anticoagulants.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 3 months

Methodology

Quantitative Enzymatic Assay

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation)

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Assay interference (negative) may be observed when high concentrations of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) are present. Negative interference has also been reported with NAPQI (an acetaminophen metabolite) but only with concentrations at or above those expected during acetaminophen overdose.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

82565

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0020025 Creatinine, Serum or Plasma 2160-0
3004293 UH EGFR
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Aliases

  • Blood Creatinine
  • Creat
  • Serum Creatinine
Creatinine, Serum or Plasma