Creatinine test

A muscle waste product your kidneys clear.

€3.93. You pay at the desk, not online.

Creatinine test: what it is for

Creatinine is a waste product your muscles make every day and your kidneys clear. Its level in your blood helps show how well your kidneys filter. But it also depends on how much muscle you have.

Why it is done

Creatinine is used to calculate eGFR, the estimate of how well your kidneys filter. For your kidneys, it is the number that matters most.

Kidneys can slow down for years without symptoms. A blood test picks it up in time.

How the creatinine test is done

It is a blood test, done at a Bianalisi lab without a prescription. You can add other tests to the same draw.

Questions about the creatinine test.

Do I need to fast for a creatinine test? It is better. A meat meal can raise it for many hours, and other tests in the same draw need fasting anyway. You can drink water.

How much does the creatinine test cost? €3.93, from Bianalisi’s private list for Lombardy. You pay at the desk on the day of the draw, not online.

Do I need a prescription for the creatinine test? No. You book it here without a prescription and pay at the Bianalisi desk.

When do results arrive? Within 10 working days, in the Rosa app, with each value next to the lab’s interval. The report a doctor approves is in the Rosa membership.