LIPID PROFILE LIPID

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Lipid Profile

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Lipid Profile

EPIC Order Name

Lipid Panel

Clinical Info

This panel contains 
Cholesterol 
LDL Cholesterol (calculated)
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Cholesterol
Calculated Non-HDL Cholesterol
Triglycerides

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gold-top or Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube(s)

Collection Instructions

Submit 1 mL of serum (gold top tube) or plasma (mint green-top/ lithium heparin tube)
Fasting for 8 to12 hours preferred prior to collection of the specimen is recommended.
Triglyceride concentration can be influenced when measured in the non-fasting state.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology


Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82465 - cholesterol
83718 - lipoprotein, direct measurement; high density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol)
84478 - triglycerides

PDM

5300102

Result Interpretation

Cholesterol
Optimal Cholesterol concentration: <200 mg/dL (for adults) ; <170 mg/dL (for children)

Triglycerides
Optimal Triglycerides concentration: <150 mg/dL (for adults) ; < 90 mg/dL (for children)
Triglyceride concentration can be influenced when measured in the non-fasting state

HDL Cholesterol
HDL cholesterol less than 40 mg/dL is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

LDL cholesterol
Optimal LDL cholesterol concentration vary based on ASCVD risk and treatment goals.
All Patients: < 100 mg/dL
Patients at High Risk ASCVD: < 70 mg/dL
Patients at Very High Risk ASCVD: < 55 mg/dL
Consider Familial Hypercholesterolemia when LDL > 190 mg/dL.

Non-HDL Cholesterol
Optimal Non-HDL Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) vary based on ASCVD risk and treatment goals.
All Patients: < 130 mg/dL
Patients at High Risk ASCVD: < 100 mg/dL
Patients at Very High Risk ASCVD: < 85 mg/dL
Consider Familial Hypercholesterolemia when Non-HDL > 220 mg/dL.

The suggested cutoff points are based on recommendations from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
(ACC/AHA) guidelines on the management of blood cholesterol [Circulation. 2019;139:e1082–e1143], and 2022 ACC Expert
Consensus Decision Pathway [(J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Oct, 80 (14) 1366–1418]

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