Albumin-Creatinine Ratio

CalculatedUseful

Urine albumin divided by urine creatinine.

Calculated, but the division is what makes a random sample interpretable.

This one isn’t a test

Albumin-Creatinine Ratio = Urine Albumin ÷ Urine Creatinine

No extra sample was taken for this and no extra assay was run. It is arithmetic on numbers already on your report, but it still adds a line to the advertised test count.

Computed from Serum Creatinine and Urine Microalbumin.

That does not make the number useless: eGFR is calculated and doctors act on it every day. It means it should not be counted as a separate test when you are comparing what a package costs.

How we rate it: Useful

Worth doing for a specific reason: a risk factor, a symptom, an age group.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 12 of the 93 check-ups we track, 13%. Cheapest first.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

  • acr category
  • microalbumin creatinine ratio
  • microalbumin creatinine ratio urine
  • uri albumin creatinine ratio

Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.