Ordering Recommendation

Detect early kidney disease in those with diabetes or other risk factors (eg, hypertension).

Mnemonic

ALB/CRT

Methodology

Quantitative Immunoturbidimetry

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York DOH approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

24-hour urine. Refrigerate during collection. Also acceptable: Random or other timed urine.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL aliquot of urine from a well-mixed collection to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 6 months (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Reference Interval

Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
  Creatinine, Urine - per 24h
Age
Male (mg/d)
Female (mg/d)
3-8 years 140-700 140-700
9-12 years 300-1300 300-1300
13-17 years 500-2300 400-1600
18-50 years 1000-2500 700-1600
51-80 years 800-2100 500-1400
81 years and older 600-2000 400-1300

  Albumin/Creatinine Ratio 0-30 mg/g
  Albumin - ug/minute 0-20 µg/minute
  Albumin - mg/day 2-30 mg/day

Interpretive Data

Per 24h calculations are provided to aid interpretation for collections with a duration of 24 hours and an average daily urine volume.  For specimens with notable deviations in collection time or volume, ratios of analytes to a corresponding urine creatinine concentration may assist in result interpretation.

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

To convert from mg/g creatinine to mg/mmol of creatinine multiply by 0.113.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

82043; 82570

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0020207 Creatinine, Urine - per volume 2161-8
0020208 Creatinine, Urine - per 24h 2162-6
0050583 Albumin - mg/dL 30003-8
0050678 Albumin/Creatinine Ratio 14958-3
0097110 Total Volume 19153-6
0097111 Hours Collected 30211-7
0099081 Albumin - ug/minute 58448-2
0099082 Albumin - mg/day 14956-7
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Aliases

  • ACR
  • ALB/CR ratio
  • Albumin
  • Albumin, Urine
  • Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio
  • Albumin/Creatinine Ratio
  • Microalbumin, Random Collection
  • Microalbumin, Random Urine
  • Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio
  • Random Microalbuminuria
  • Random Microalbuminuria, Urine
  • Urine Albumin
Albumin-Creatinine Ratio, Urine