Bone Alk Phosphatase

• CPT Code: 84080
• LOINC: 17838-4
• Specimen Type: Red or SST
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Sat; analytic time 1 day
• Instructions: 0.6mL serum from red or gel tube. Min 0.5mL. Refrigerate.
• Text: Useful For: Diagnosis and assessment of severity of metabolic bone disease including Paget's disease, osteomalacia, and other states of high bone turnover.Monitoring efficacy of antiresorptive therapies including postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment. The assay is not intended as a screening test for osteoporosis.
• Methodology: Immunoenzymatic Assay