Advanced Bone Health
An eight-marker bone health profile assessing calcium balance, vitamin D and specialist biochemical markers of bone formation and resorption.
Turnaround time
1 week
Biomarkers count
8
Book your test
Choose Service Type
Professional phlebotomist comes to you
+ £{{ home_visit_fee }}
Visit our clinic for your test
{{ clinic_visit_fee > 0 ? '+ £' + clinic_visit_fee : '+ £0' }}
Home Visit Details
Home visits require at least 24 hours notice.
Select a clinic: Sorting by distance…
{{ clinicAddress(clinic) }}
{{ clinicAddress(selectedClinic) }}
Select a date
Select an hour
Available time slots: {{ timeSlots.length}}
Overview of the Advanced Bone Screen
The Advanced Bone Health test is a specialist eight-marker blood profile assessing calcium balance, Vitamin D and biochemical markers associated with bone turnover.
Bone is continuously remodelled through processes of formation and resorption.
Standard Calcium or Vitamin D testing provides useful information but does not directly assess all aspects of this turnover process.
The Advanced Bone Health profile therefore combines mineral-related measurements with specialist biochemical markers including Osteocalcin and other bone-turnover assays.
It may be useful during investigation or monitoring of bone-health concerns where a clinician wants more biochemical information than a basic Calcium or Vitamin D test alone.
The profile does not measure bone density.
Where osteoporosis or reduced bone density is suspected, structural assessment such as DEXA may still be required.
The Advanced Bone Health test costs £699.
What Does the Advanced Bone Screen Check?
The profile combines routine mineral-related measurements with specialist markers used in biochemical assessment of bone turnover. This test measures 8 biomarkers.
Albumin
Measures a major circulating protein and provides context when interpreting total Calcium.
Alkaline Phosphatase
Measures an enzyme found in several tissues including bone and liver.
Calcium
Measures total circulating Calcium.
Adjusted Calcium
Adjusts the measured Calcium result in relation to Albumin concentration.
Cystine - Quantitative (Beta-CTX)
Specialist bone-turnover marker included within the profile.
Osteocalcin
Measures a biochemical marker associated with bone formation and turnover.
Procollagen 1 Peptide N-Terminal (NTX)
Specialist bone-turnover marker included within the profile.
Vitamin D
Measures Vitamin D status, which is important for Calcium regulation and normal bone and muscle physiology.
Who May Benefit From the Advanced Bone Screen?
The Advanced Bone Health profile may be useful for people who need more detailed biochemical information about bone metabolism than Calcium or Vitamin D testing alone can provide.
People concerned about long-term bone health - The profile combines mineral and turnover-related markers.
People with previous Vitamin D deficiency - Vitamin D is assessed alongside Calcium and other bone-related markers.
People undergoing monitoring of an established bone condition - Specialist biochemical markers may provide additional information.
People receiving bone-related treatment - Repeat testing may sometimes contribute to treatment monitoring.
People following menopause-related changes in bone health - Bone turnover and mineral status may form part of a broader assessment.
People with risk factors for reduced bone strength - Laboratory testing may complement clinical and imaging assessment.
People advised to undergo specialist bone-turnover testing - The profile contains markers beyond a routine bone screen.
Symptoms and Reasons to Consider the Advanced Bone Screen
Bone loss can develop without obvious symptoms, so testing is often prompted by risk factors, previous results or specialist monitoring rather than pain alone.
Previously low Vitamin D - Repeat testing may help assess current status.
Previously abnormal Calcium results - The profile provides both total and Adjusted Calcium.
Known or suspected osteoporosis - Blood testing can complement, but does not replace, bone-density imaging.
Long-term treatment that can affect bone health - Biochemical monitoring may be appropriate depending on the medicine and clinical context.
Post-menopausal bone-health concerns - Reduced oestrogen can influence bone turnover.
A previous low-trauma fracture - Further bone-health investigation may be recommended.
A clinician has requested specialist turnover markers - The profile includes several biochemical measures relevant to bone metabolism.
Bone pain, fractures or reduced bone density cannot be diagnosed from these blood markers alone.
Where structural bone disease is suspected, appropriate clinical assessment and imaging remain important.
How to Prepare
Do not stop prescribed bone medication or supplements without appropriate medical advice.
Consistent timing and preparation can improve comparison when specialist bone-turnover markers are being monitored over time.
How to Book Your Advanced Bone Screen in London
The Advanced Bone Health profile can be arranged as a specialist private venous blood test.
Choose the Advanced Bone Health Test
Select the £699 eight-biomarker profile.
Select your sample collection option
Choose in-clinic phlebotomy (+£35) or a home visit from a phlebotomist (+£60).
Attend your appointment
The required blood samples are collected according to the specialist assay requirements.
Laboratory analysis
Calcium, Vitamin D and the specialist bone-turnover biomarkers are analysed.
Receive your results securely
Your completed Advanced Bone Health report is delivered securely.
When Will I Receive My Results?
The Advanced Bone Health profile contains specialist laboratory assays that can take longer than routine Calcium or Vitamin D testing.
The complete report is released when all eight biomarkers have been analysed and authorised.
Your expected final turnaround should be confirmed with the collection pathway when booking.
Understanding Your Results
Calcium and Adjusted Calcium provide information about circulating mineral balance.
Albumin helps provide context for the interpretation of total Calcium.
Vitamin D provides information about an important factor involved in Calcium and bone physiology.
The specialist turnover markers provide biochemical information about bone-remodelling activity.
They do not directly measure bone mineral density.
A normal blood profile therefore does not exclude osteoporosis or reduced bone density, and abnormal turnover markers do not establish a diagnosis by themselves.
Why Book With London Blood Tests?
London Blood Tests provides access to an advanced biochemical bone-health profile combining routine and specialist laboratory markers.
Eight bone-health biomarkers - The profile combines Calcium-related measurements, Vitamin D and specialist turnover markers.
More than Vitamin D alone - Several aspects of biochemical bone metabolism are assessed.
Osteocalcin included - A specialist bone-turnover marker forms part of the profile.
Specialist laboratory processing - Appropriate sample handling is used for the advanced assays.
Useful alongside imaging - Blood results can complement structural bone-density assessment where clinically appropriate.
Private professional collection - Samples can be collected through the appropriate London Blood Tests pathway.
Clear pricing - The Advanced Bone Health profile costs £699.
Private Advanced Bone Screen Blood Test in London
London Blood Tests provides the Advanced Bone Health blood profile for £699.
The test contains eight biomarkers spanning Calcium balance, Vitamin D and specialist bone-turnover assessment.
The profile can complement clinical assessment and bone-density imaging where more detailed investigation of bone health is required.