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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 25 3:52pm | Replies (213)
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@teb thank you so much for the response. If you are looking for lab tests such as the P1NP, I found a place called Ulta Lab Tests where you can purchase just about any test yourself. They match you up with a local lab for the blood draw. I am actually having this done later this week. Of course you have to pay for them yourself and also interpret the results yourself unless you want to take them to your specialist. I'm inspired by your workout regimen - I'll have to up my game. Thanks again.
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Thanks for that info. I have an appt with my functional medicine doc so I'll see if she'll order it. If not, that's something to consider. Thanks!
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@karhma34 , @teb , this link discussed bone marker ctx/p1np lab with self pay:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/self-pay-for-ctx-p1np/
It might be a bit cheaper than ulta lab.
You can also ask any other doctors whom you see to place the lab order. My insurance paid the labs regardless who ordered it, FYI. I understand insurance policy may differ.
Stay with same place for bone marker testing could be important (Quest, or Labcorp) since different types of assays used by different places could make results non-comparable.