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Creatinine, Urine, Random

Tube Type = Yellow Top Urine Tube

Specimen Type

Test ID   LAB8029
SMS Browse   CREATININE, URINE
CPT Code(s)   82570
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 10 mL random urine in Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive)
  Micro: 1 mL random urine in Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive)
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerator: 8 days
Frozen: 37 days
Availability 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time   STAT 1 hr, Routine 2 hrs
Reference Range Normal: undefined; varies with diet
Comments Reference Range is not defined; therefore, other clinical data should be taken into consideration when interpreting these results.

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026

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