Urine Creatinine, 12 HR

Message

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Test Code

UCR12

Alias/See Also

Creatinine (12 HOUR URINE SUBMITTED),
Creatinine (12 HOUR URINE),
URINE Creatinine,
URINE, Creatinine (12-HOUR URINE)

CPT Codes
81050, 82570

Preferred Specimen

12 hour urine specimen. No preservative necessary if kept refrigerated during collection

Instructions

Transport 12 urine container in sealed plastic bag

Transport Container

12-HR. Urine Collection Container

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature = 2 days
Refrigerated = 6 days
Frozen = 6 months

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Incorrect specimen type, insufficient sample volume, improper storage conditions, exceeds specimen stability guidelines, contaminated sample.

Methodology
Spectrophotometric

Setup Schedule

Daily

Report Available

Daily

Clinical Significance

Creatinine is the endproduct of creatine metabolism. Creatine is present primarily in muscle and the amount of creatinine produced is related to total skeletal muscle mass. Daily creatinine production is fairly constant except when there is massive injury to muscle. The kidneys excrete creatinine very efficiently and blood levels and daily urinary excretion of creatinine fluctuates very little in healthy normal people.

Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, Ohio 45439

Last Updated: May 25, 2023

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