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 11 of the 93 check-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 kinase
  • creatine phosphokinase

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