Creatinine
General Information
- Lab Name
- Creatinine
- Lab Code
- CREG
- Epic Name
- Creatinine
- Description
Estimated glomerular filtration rate is calculated from creatinine using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology equation without a race parameter, which was established in 2021. N Engl J Med 2021;385:1737-49. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2102953
- Synonyms
- CKD, clearance, eGFR, GFR
- Components
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Code Name CRE Creatinine EGFRR eGFR by CKD EPI 2021
Interpretation
- Method
Spectrophotometric
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
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HMC and UW-MT Onsite Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in LIME GREEN PST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER
Offsite Clinic or Other Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER - Quantity
-
Requested: 0.3 mL serum/plasma
Minimum: 0.1 mL serum/plasma
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Refrigerate serum/plasma
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Automated Panels(CHA)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195FHCC Fred Hutch Alliance Lab
206-606-1088825 Eastlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109
Fax: 206-606-2027
Hours of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.Includes satellite labs:
• SAIM - Sloan Clinic 1, 6th Floor
• FHH3 - Sloan Clinic 2, 3rd Floor
• FHH4 - Sloan Clinic 2, 4th FloorFHCC Fred Hutch Community Lab, Evergreen Campus
425-441-264010240 NE 128th St
Kirkland, WA 98034Fax: 425-441-2707
Hours of Operation: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.FHCC FHCC Peninsula Laboratory 19917 7th Ave NE Ste 100, Poulsbo, WA 98370-6555
Phone: 360-842-5116
Fax: 360-842-5150
Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 82565
- LOINC
- 45066-8
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW5642
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW5642