Test ID: CATN
Calcitonin, Serum
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9160
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
Diagnosis and follow-up of medullary thyroid carcinoma
Adjunct to diagnosis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type II and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
Occasionally useful in the diagnosis and follow-up of islet cell tumors
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Automated Immunochemiluminometric Assay (ICMA)
Reporting Name
A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Calcitonin, S
Aliases
Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
CT (Calcitonin)
Thyrocalcitonin
Thyrocalcitonin


