Site-Specific Factor 4

Creatinine Value


**Note 1:** *The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)* is a numerical scale used to determine how urgently a patient with liver disease needs a liver transplant within the next three months. Results from three routine lab tests are used to calculate the MELD score. Creatinine, one of the tests, measures kidney function; impaired kidney function is often associated with severe liver disease. **Note 2:** Normal values may vary from lab to lab. The typical human reference ranges are 0.5 to 1.0 milligrams/deciliter (mg/dl) (about 45-90 micromoles/liter (umol/l) for women and 0.7 to 1.2 mg/dl (60-110 umol/l) for men. **Note 3:** Record the blood or serum creatinine value for this data item. **Note 4:** Record to the nearest tenth in mg/dl or umol/l the highest creatinine value prior to treatment. * Record a creatinine value of 0.53 mg/dL as 005 * Record a value of 60 umol/l as 600 * Record a value of 110 umol/l as 980 **Note 5:**  Record the creatinine unit of measure for the same laboratory test in **Site-Specific Factor 5, Creatinine Unit of Measure**. **Note 6:** Use code 997 if the test was done but the actual value is not stated. Use code 997 if the test was done but the unit is not in mg/dl or umol/l.




NAACCR #2910


Code Description
001 0.1 or less milligram/deciliter (mg/dl)
0.1 or less micromole/liter (umol/l)
(Exact value to nearest tenth in mg/dl or umol/l)
002-979 0.2 - 97.9 mg/dl
0.2 - 97.9 umol/l
(Exact value to nearest tenth of mg/dl or umol/l)
980 98.0 mg/dl or greater
98.0 umol/l or greater
988 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
997 Test ordered, results not in chart
998 Test not done (test not ordered and not performed)
999 Unknown or no information
Not documented in patient record