Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Creatinine Build info

Synonyms

  • CREATININE, SERUM
  • CREAT
  • LAB383

Short Name

CREATININE, SERUM

Procedure Master Number

LAB383

Procedure ID

35261

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

MT Grn

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
 
Plasma
Container/Tube:  Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of lithium heparin plasma
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:
Note:  1. Indicate plasma on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).
 
Serum
Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:
Note:  1. Indicate serum on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (serum).
Stability: 7 Days Room Temperature
                7 Days Refrigerated
               3 Months Frozen
               

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

7 Days Room Temperature
                7 Days Refrigerated
               3 Months Frozen
               

Methodology

Enzymatic

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82565

PDM

 5300030

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CREATININE, SERUM CREATININE CREATININE Creatinine
EGFR EGFR EGFR eGFR