Reference Interval:
By report
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| Interpretive Data: |
Patients with higher hs-CRP concentrations are more likely to develop stroke, myocardial infarction, and severe peripheral vascular disease.
hs-CRP results are used to assign risk as follows:
< 1.0 mg/L lowest tertile, lowest risk.
1.0-3.0 mg/L middle tertile, average risk.
> 3.0 mg/L highest tertile, highest risk.
CRP is a nonspecific marker of inflammation and a variety of conditions other than atherosclerosis may cause elevated levels.
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| CPT Code(s): |
86141
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