Bone Health
before a DEXA scan tells you it's already happening.
Bone turnover (CTx), parathyroid hormone, vitamin D, phosphate and the magnesium status that governs mineralization. Catches accelerated loss years before bone-density imaging changes — and tells you whether the cause is intake, hormones or kidney handling.
- No insurance required
- HSA & FSA eligible
- CLIA-accredited labs
Women lose up to 20% of their bone density in the five years after menopause — usually with a normal-looking serum calcium.
Estrogen restrains the cells that break down bone. When estrogen drops, resorption accelerates and the body pulls calcium from bone to keep blood levels stable — so a normal CMP calcium says nothing about bone reserve. CTx (a collagen breakdown fragment) and PTH together reveal whether resorption is outrunning formation, months to years before a DEXA T-score shifts. 1 in 2 women over 50 will fracture from osteoporosis in her lifetime; this panel exists to catch the trajectory while it's still reversible.
The 64 biomarkers in this panel - and why each one.
Tap a marker to read the clinical note and the women-specific context.
Collagen Type I C-Telopeptide (CTx)
PTH, Intact without Calcium
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
hs-CRP
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin
Red Blood Cell Count
Calcium
Chloride
Phosphate (as Phosphorus)
Sodium
Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Uric Acid
Albumin
Alkaline Phosphatase
Bilirubin, Total
Glucose
Absolute Band Neutrophils
Absolute Basophils
Absolute Blasts
Absolute Eosinophils
Absolute Lymphocytes
Absolute Metamyelocytes
Absolute Monocytes
Absolute Myelocytes
Absolute Neutrophils
Absolute Nucleated RBC
Absolute Plasma Cells
Absolute Prolymphocytes
Absolute Promyelocytes
Absolute Reactive Lymphocytes
Albumin/Globulin Ratio
ALT
AST
Band Neutrophils
Basophils
Blasts
BUN/Creatinine Ratio
Carbon Dioxide
Creatinine
eGFR
Eosinophils
Globulin
Lymphocytes
Magnesium, RBC
MCH
MCHC
MCV
Metamyelocytes
Monocytes
MPV
Myelocytes
Neutrophils
Nucleated RBC
Plasma Cells
Platelet Count
Platelet Estimation
Potassium
Prolymphocytes
Promyelocytes
Protein, Total
RDW
Reactive Lymphocytes
White Blood Cell Count
Order this panel if any of these fit.
- 1You're approaching or past menopause and want a turnover baseline
- 2You have a parent with osteoporosis or a history of fragility fracture
- 3You've been on long-term PPIs, SSRIs, steroids or aromatase inhibitors
- 4You've already had a DEXA and want to track change between scans
Three steps, no waiting room.
Choose your panel and complete a 2-minute intake. We schedule your lab visit or at-home phlebotomy appointment right after checkout.
Choose a Quest Diagnostics lab visit or have a certified phlebotomist come to you (available in select ZIP codes at checkout). Draws take about 8 minutes.
Results in 5–7 days - a plain-language report with research-backed ranges for women and flags on anything that warrants follow-up. Share with your own clinician for interpretation.
Things people ask before ordering.
No — DEXA measures density at a moment in time. This panel measures rate of change. They answer different questions and are most useful together.
Claims on this page are grounded in peer-reviewed research and society guidelines.
- [1]Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation: Osteoporosis Fast Facts.BHOF
- [2]Greendale GA et al. Bone mineral density loss in relation to the final menstrual period in a multiethnic cohort (SWAN).J Bone Miner Res, 2012
- [3]Holick MF. Vitamin D deficiency.NEJM, 2007
- [4]Naylor K, Eastell R. Bone turnover markers: use in osteoporosis.Nat Rev Rheumatol, 2012
EllaDx panels are not a substitute for medical diagnosis. All results are reviewed by a licensed physician. Always consult a qualified clinician about changes to your care.