LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM PROFILE, SERUM
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
  | LIPO |
MGH LIS Test No |
  | 895 |
Schedule |
  | Monday through Saturday |
Testing Time |
  | 4 days |
Testing Lab |
  | Mayo Labs |
QORR Test Code |
  | LIPO |
Type |
  | Serum |
Volume |
  | 5 mL |
Temperature |
  | Frozen |
Preservative |
  |   |
Collection Info |
  | Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) following an overnight (12-14 hour) fast. Patient must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is drawn. Spin down and send 5 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial. Note: Patient's age and sex are required on request form for processing. |
Clinical Utilities CPT Codes Reference Range
80061/Lipid panel (includes: HDL [CPT Code 83718], total
cholesterol [CPT Code 82465], and triglycerides
[CPT Code 84478])
82172/apolipoprotein B
82664/Lp(a) Cholesterol Electrophoresis
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has set the
following guidelines (reference values) for cholesterol, total;
triglycerides, total; LDL cholesterol; HDL cholesterol; and Lp(a)
cholesterol:
CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL
Desirable: <200 mg/dL
Borderline high: 200-239 mg/dL
High: > or = 240 mg/dL
TRIGLYCERIDES, TOTAL
Normal: <150 mg/dL
Borderline high: 150-199 mg/dL
High: 200-499 mg/dL
Very high: > or =500 mg/dL
LDL CHOLESTEROL
Optimal: <100 mg/dL
Low risk: 100-129 mg/dL
Borderline high: 130-159 mg/dL
High: 160-189 mg/dL
Very high: > or =190 mg/dL
LDL TRIGLYCERIDES
< or =50 mg/dL
APOLIPOPROTEIN B
Males and females > or = 18: 48-124 mg/dL
HDL CHOLESTEROL
Low HDL: <40 mg/dL
Normal: 40-60 mg/dL
Desirable: >60 mg/dL
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
<30 mg/dL
VLDL TRIGLYCERIDES
<120 mg/dL
BETA-VLDL CHOLESTEROL
<15 mg/dL
BETA-VLDL TRIGLYCERIDES
<15 mg/dL
CHYLOMICRON CHOLESTEROL
Undetectable
CHYLOMICRON TRIGLYCERIDES
Undetectable
LP(A) CHOLESTEROL
Desirable: <3 mg/dL
Values > or = 3 mg/dL may suggest increased risk of coronary artery disease.
LpX
Undetectable
Component Information
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