Cystatin C with eGFR
Kidney function that isn't thrown off by muscle.
Your creatinine looked off and you lift, take creatine, are on a GLP-1 or are older, and you want a kidney number that isn't skewed by muscle mass. Cystatin C is that number. $70 is all-in. No draw fees, no physician fees, no surprise bills. Results usually in 1β2 business days, in your secure online account.
Included Tests
Who Should Get This Panel
- People with a borderline creatinine or eGFR, athletes and creatine users, older adults, and anyone whose clinician wants a second kidney marker.
Conditions Screened
Related Symptoms
Understanding Your Results
Cystatin C gives its own eGFR; when it agrees with the creatinine eGFR you can trust both, and when it's clearly better the creatinine was likely muscle. Persistently low eGFR by either method is a reason to see a clinician.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to fast?
Why not just creatinine?
How fast are results?
Do I need a doctor's order?
Add to the same draw
Each adds alongside Cystatin C with eGFR: one visit, all-in prices.
Test centers donβt accept payment. You pay securely here; the lab just does the draw.
What happens after you order?
- 1Your lab order form & test code appear in your secure online account, with your test centerβs address.
- 2We send your lab requisition to the test center electronically.
- 3Walk in & get tested. Tests usually take 5 minutes or less.
