Cardio IQ Lipid Panel
Quest Diagnostics
Sample type: Serum
Requires fasting: No
Phlebotomy required
Details
Lipid Panel, Cardio IQ® - This is the most widely used Lipid Panel, essential for detecting, classifying, and monitoring hyperlipidemia, a condition characterized by high levels of fats in the blood. Understanding your lipid levels is crucial for heart health.
- Triglycerides
- Total Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Non-HDL Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio
Estimated days for results: Results should be available in 2 - 5 business days after the sample is collected
This is the most widely used Lipid Panel, essential for detecting, classifying, and monitoring hyperlipidemia, a condition characterized by high levels of fats in the blood. Understanding your lipid levels is crucial for heart health.
3–5 business days
<20 Years <170 <170
≥20 Years <200 <200
HDL Cholesterol
<20 Years >45
≥20 Years ≥40 ≥50
Triglycerides
≤9 Years <75 <75
10-19 Years <90 <90
≥20 Years <150 <150
LDL-Cholesterol
<20 Years <110 mg/dL (calc)
≥20 Years <100 mg/dL (calc)
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio <5.0 calc
Non-HDL Cholesterol
<20 Years <120 mg/dL (calc)
≥20 Years <130 mg/dL (calc)
Blood Draw Options with Fullscript
Fullscript offers several convenient phlebotomy options to complete your lab testing:
Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Centers (PSC)
- Location: Visit a nearby Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Center.
- Cost: $10 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here. Appointments are recommended to reduce wait times. Walk-ins are accepted, but may experience delays. Aim to arrive 10 minutes before your appointment.
- Collection Instructions:
- Bring a valid ID.
- Bring your digital or printed requisition form, available in the Labs tab of your Fullscript account.
- Check-in: Scan the QR code from your confirmation email or follow kiosk instructions.
- More Info: Quest Diagnostics blood draw guide
Getlabs Mobile Phlebotomy
- Location: Sample collection at your home or office.
- Cost: $85 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Availability: Available in most locations – enter your ZIP code during checkout to confirm.
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here through your Fullscript account.
- Collection Instructions:
- Have your digital or printed requisition form and valid ID ready.
- Your phlebotomist will contact you by phone to coordinate arrival.
- More Info: Getlabs blood draw guide
- Preferred Specimen(s): 1 mL serum
- Alternative: NA
- Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
- Collection Instructions: NA
- Transport Container: Transport tube
- Transport Temperature: Refrigerated (Cold Packs)
- Specimen Stability:
- Room temperature: 48 hours
- Refrigerated: 7 days
- Frozen: 28 days
- Reject Criteria:
- Gross hemolysis • Moderate to gross icterus • Anticoagulants other than heparin
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
