Calcitonin
A calcitonin test measures the level of calcitonin in a sample of your blood. Calcitonin is a hormone that helps control the level of calcium in your blood. Calcitonin is made in your thyroid gland by cells called "C cells." Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in your neck.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
- Female · 3 y+
- 0–5.1 pg/mL
- Male · 3 y+
- 0–7.5 pg/mL
Ranges from ARUP Laboratories Test Directory.
All 25 source ranges
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Elevated circulating calcitonin concentration
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Listed under
- Thyroid Cancer
- Code
- LOINC 1992-7 · pg/mL
- Also known as
- Thyrocalcitonin, Tumor marker