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Creatinine Fluid

Container Type = Sterile Specimen Cup

Container Type

Test ID LAB65
EPIC Order CREATININE, BODY FLUID
CPT Code(s) 82570
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 10 mL fluid; sterile container; No Preservatives
Micro: 1 mL fluid; sterile container; No Preservatives
Stability Room Temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated:
8 days
Frozen:
37 days
Availability 24 hours/day
Turnaround Time                                           Routine: 2 hrs.
STAT: 1 hr.
Reference Range Undefined
Comments
  • Provide fluid type.
  • The reference range for this body fluid has not been established.  The test result must be integrated into the clinical context for interpretation. This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined by the Core Laboratories of the McLendon Clinical Laboratories, UNC Health.  This test has not been cleared or approved by the FDA.  The laboratory is regulated under CAP and CLIA as qualified to perform high-complexity testing.  This test is to be used for clinical purposes and should not be regarded as investigational or for research:
    • Peritoneal fluid Creatinine levels greater than serum levels indicate intraperitoneal leakage of urine outside of the urinary tract.  Normal reference intervals for peritoneal Creatinine are thought to be equivalent to serum.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 31, 2025

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