Test ID: OSCAL
Osteocalcin, Serum
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
80579
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Monitoring and assessing effectiveness of antiresorptive therapy in patients treated for osteopenia, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, or other disorders in which osteocalcin levels are elevated
As an adjunct in the diagnosis of medical conditions associated with increased bone turnover, including Paget's disease, cancer accompanied by bone metastases, primary hyperparathyroidism, and renal osteodystrophy
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Osteocalcin, S
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
N-MID Osteocalcin
Osteocalcin
Osteocalcin
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