Test ID: Z1981
CPT code: 82523
LOINC: 41171-0
Specimen Type: SST
Frequency: 3 – 5 days
Instructions: 0.5 mL Serum from SST, Frozen, Separate within 45 minutes. Min 0.3 mL.
Text: For diagnostic use as an indicator of human bone resorption. May be used as an aid in monitoring bone resorption changes of antiresorptive therapies in postmenopausal women, individuals with osteopenia, and in predicting skeletal response (bone mineral density) in postmenopausal women undergoing antiresorptive therapies.
Methodology: Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)