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CK (Creatine Kinase)

Tube Type= Mint Green Plasma Separator Tube

Tube Type

Test ID LAB62
EPIC ORDER CK
CPT Code(s) 82550
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine: 30; STAT: 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube. Also acceptable gold SST or red plain tube
Micro: 200 µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top
Stability Unspun: 6 hrs

Spun/Separated, Room Temperature:

4 hrs
Spun/Separated Refrigerated: 5 days
Spun/Separated Frozen: 2 months
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time                                               STAT 1 hr; Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range

                                     Normal: See separate report OR normal values

Female Male
34-145 CK (U/L) 46-171 CK (U/L)
Comments Reference range effective 7-13-2021

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 13, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514