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CREATINE KINASE (CK)

Message
Collect a full tube, following standard venipuncture techniques.


Test Code
LAB62 CK1


Alias/See Also
CK1


CPT Codes
82550

Instructions
Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Moderate or severely HEMOLYZED specimens can affect CK results. Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection. Minimum Testing Volume: 0.2 mL Serum or Plasma Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 2 daysRefrigerated : 7 daysFrozen: N/A days Causes for Rejection: Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, moderately or GROSSLY hemolyzed, QNS.


Clinical Significance
1230130038



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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