CPK (Total)

MeasuredUseful

An enzyme found mostly in skeletal muscle.

Rises after exercise or muscle injury; it says little about heart risk in a well person.

How we rate it — Useful

Worth doing for a specific reason — a risk factor, a symptom, an age group.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 9 of the 78check-ups we track — 12%. Cheapest first.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

ck total · cpk · cpk total · creatine phosphokinase

Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.