Reference Interval:
| Test Number
| Components
| Reference Interval
| | | Cholesterol
| Adults: 199 mg/dL or less
Children: 169 mg/dL or less
| | | LDL1 (LDL 1 Fraction)
| 57 mg/dL or less
| | | LDL2 (LDL 2 Fraction)
| 30 mg/dL or less
| | | LDL3 (LDL 3 Fraction)
| 6 mg/dL or less
| | | LDL4 (LDL 4 Fraction) | None Detected
| | | LDL5 (LDL 5 Fraction)
| None Detected
| | | LDL6 (LDL 6 Fraction)
| None Detected
| | | LDL7 (LDL 7 Fraction)
| None Detected
| | | Midband A
| 25 mg/dL or less
| | | Midband B
| 15 mg/dL or less
| | | Midband C
| 23 mg/dL or less
| | | VLDL-Cholesterol
| 22 mg/dL or less
| | | HDL-Cholesterol
| 40-59 mg/dL
| | | Total LDL-Cholesterol
| 130 mg/dL or less
| | | Mean LDL Particle Diameter
| By report
| | | LDL Phenotype
| By report
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| Interpretive Data: |
LDL Type A: Indicative of Type A. Type A is characterized by mainly large buoyant LDL.
LDL Not Type A: Not indicative of Type A. Not type A is characterized by mainly small dense LDL. Small dense LDL is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease.
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| CPT Code(s): |
83701 Lipoprotein subclasses; 82465 Cholesterol
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Cross References: |
LDL Subtype (LDL Subclasses), Low Density Lipoprotein Subclass Pattern (LDL Subclasses) |