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Test ID: CSTC    
Cystatin C, Serum

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

82994

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

As an index of glomerular filtration rate, especially in patients where serum creatinine may be misleading (eg, very obese, elderly, and malnourished patients)

 

Assessing renal function in patients suspected of having kidney disease

 

Monitoring treatment response in patients with kidney disease

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Immunoturbidimetric

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Cystatin C, S