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Test ID NBLD0327 Creatinine, 24 Hr Urine

Specimen Type/Requirements

24 Hour Urine Container - Urine aliquot from a well mixed and measured 24 Hour Urine (preferred)

24 Hour Urine Container - Complete 24 Hour Urine Collection (also acceptable)

 

Refrigerate during collection, no preservative, record total volume, mix well before aliquoting. If more than on urine container is collected, use proportional quantities from each well mixed container for the aliquot.

 

See 24-Hour Urine Collection Instructions English

See 24-Hour Urine Collection Instructions Spanish

 

Sioux Falls, Fargo, Bemidji, Black Hills

Test may be affected by gross hemolysis, gross icterus and gross lipemia.  

Specimen Volume

Sioux Falls, Fargo, Bemidji, Black Hills

 Preferred Volume     1.0 mL   
 Minimum Volume     0.5 mL   

Bismarck

 Preferred Volume     1.0 mL   
 Minimum Volume     1.0 mL   

Stability/Transport

Sioux Falls, Fargo, Bemidji, Black Hills

 Room Temperature     2 days     
 Refrigerated     6 days     Preferred for transport   
 Frozen     6 months     

Bismarck

 Room Temperature     2 days     
 Refrigerated     6 days     Preferred for transport   
 Frozen     Not Acceptable     

Performed Test Frequency

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

1 - 3 days

Methodology

Sioux Falls, Fargo, Bemidji, Black Hills

Enzymatic

Bismarck

Jaffe

Performing Lab

Sanford Laboratories Sioux Falls, Fargo, Bismarck, Bemidji, Black Hills

CPT

82570

Synonym

CR, CRU, CREAT