Test Code Billings Clinic: 5134 Creatinine (i-STAT), Blood

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory: West End and Heights Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Container/Tube: Green top (lithium heparin)

Specimen Volume: 4 mL

Collection Instructions:

Tube must be properly filled.
Immediately after draw invert several times to mix blood. Do not centrifuge.
Forward unprocessed whole blood promptly.

Reference Values

0.6-1.3 mg/dL

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82565 - Creatinine; blood