Blood, Lt Green AND Urine, Urine Jug (Must include both urine and blood)
Preferred Draw Volume
Blood 4.5 mL, Urine 10 mL
Minimum Draw Volume
Blood 0.2 mL
Collection Comments
Collect the blood sample within 24 hours of the urine collection. Refrigerate during collection. Record the total volume and collection dates and times.
Invert tube 8-10 times to mix blood with anticoagulant. Spin for 10 minutes at 1100-1300g in a swing bucket unit or for 15 minutes in a fixed angle. Ship spun Lt. Green tube. Remember to properly label the tube with the patient's name, DOB, test name, and collection date/time.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated urine and plasma. Aliquot into No Additive tube. Record total volume and collection interval.
Creatinine clearance (CCr or CrCl) is defined as the volume of plasma cleared of creatinine during a specified time interval. Creatinine clearance is an approximation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The creatinine clearance test is ordered as a sensitive test for renal function.
Performed
Monday - Sunday; Days, Evenings, Nights
Methodology
Modified Jaffe, Kinetic
Reported
2-4 hours
Performing Lab
Chemistry
Other Performing Labs
Ball, Bloomington, Saxony and West Chemistry
Synonyms
6061
CrtCl
Reference Interval
Male: 91-140 mL/min
Female: 72 - 110 mL/min
Please note, creatinine clearance (CREATCLR) is NOT corrected for body surface area (BSA).
CPT Codes
82575
Test Code (Outreach Synonym)
6061
Catalog Code
698932
Collection
Collect
Blood, Lt Green AND Urine, Urine Jug (Must include both urine and blood)
Preferred Draw Volume
Blood 4.5 mL, Urine 10 mL
Minimum Draw Volume
Blood 0.2 mL
Collection Comments
Collect the blood sample within 24 hours of the urine collection. Refrigerate during collection. Record the total volume and collection dates and times.
Invert tube 8-10 times to mix blood with anticoagulant. Spin for 10 minutes at 1100-1300g in a swing bucket unit or for 15 minutes in a fixed angle. Ship spun Lt. Green tube. Remember to properly label the tube with the patient's name, DOB, test name, and collection date/time.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated urine and plasma. Aliquot into No Additive tube. Record total volume and collection interval.
Creatinine clearance (CCr or CrCl) is defined as the volume of plasma cleared of creatinine during a specified time interval. Creatinine clearance is an approximation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The creatinine clearance test is ordered as a sensitive test for renal function.
Performed
Monday - Sunday; Days, Evenings, Nights
Methodology
Modified Jaffe, Kinetic
Reported
2-4 hours
Performing Lab
Chemistry
Other Performing Labs
Ball, Bloomington, Saxony and West Chemistry
Synonyms
6061
CrtCl
Result Interpretation
Reference Interval
Male: 91-140 mL/min
Female: 72 - 110 mL/min
Please note, creatinine clearance (CREATCLR) is NOT corrected for body surface area (BSA).
