Lipids, Panel
Tube Type
Includes Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and calculated LDL Tests.
| Test ID |
LAB18 |
| EPIC ORDER |
LIPID PANEL |
| CPT Code(s) |
80061 |
| Group/Individual Test |
Group |
| Laboratory |
Core |
| Tube Station |
30 |
| Specimen |
Routine: |
2 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube. Also acceptable gold SST or red plain tube; See important comments |
| Micro: |
500 µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top |
Stability
|
Unspun: |
6 hours
|
Spun/Separated,
Room Temp: |
8 hours |
Spun/Separated,
Refrigerated: |
2 days |
Spun/Separated,
Frozen: |
30 days |
| Availability |
Routine: |
24 hrs/day |
| STAT: |
Yes |
| Turnaround Time |
Routine: |
2 hours |
| STAT: |
1 hour |
|
Reference Range
|
Lipid Panel Reference Intervals
|
ADULTS (>18 years)
|
PEDIATRICS (≤18 years) |
|
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Lipid Panel Components
|
Reference value, (mg/dLa) |
Population percentileb |
Reference value, (mg/dLa) |
Population percentileb |
Reporting Comments |
| Total Cholesterol |
<200 |
50th |
<170 |
75th |
|
| HDL Cholesterol |
Female>50
Male >40
|
50th |
>45 |
25th |
<15 mg/dL refer to lipid specialistc |
| LDL-Cholesterol (calc) modified Sampson Equation |
<100 |
50th |
<120 |
90th |
>190 consider familial hypercholesterolemiac |
| Non-HDL Cholesterol (calc) |
<130 |
50th |
<110 |
75th |
>220 consider inherited hyperlipidemiac |
| Triglycerides |
<150 |
50th |
<2 yrs: undefined
2-9 yrs:<75
10-18 yrs: <90
|
90th |
>190 consider familial hypercholesterolemiac |
aReference values established by NCEP and carried forward by US multi-society guidelines.
bPercentiles based on 2017 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)data.
cHDL 2.5th percentile, non-HDLC 95th percentile, LDLC 95th percentile.
Reference ranges effective 4/22/2025
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| Comments |
If Triglycerides >800mg/dL, LDLc will not be reported. The provider may add a Direct LDL Cholesterol to the existing specimen in EPIC within three days of collection.
ADLM guidance document on the measurement and reporting of lipids and lipoproteins
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