Lipoprotein Electrophoresis | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Lipoprotein Electrophoresis Print

Test Mnemonic

LIPOEL

CPT Codes

80061 - QTY (1)
83700 - QTY (1)

Includes

Cholesterol
Triglycerides
HDL Cholesterol
LDL Cholesterol
VLDL Cholesterol (calculated)
Appearance
Lipoprotein Electrophoresis

Performing Laboratory

ARUP

Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
1 mL	Serum	SST (Gold)		Refrigerated	Patient should fast for 12 - 15 hours.

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
1 mL	Serum	No additive (Red)		Refrigerated	Patient should fast for 12 - 15 hours.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
0.5 mL

Stability

Environmental Condition	Description
Ambient	After separation from cells: 1 day
Refrigerated	After separation from cells: 7 days
Frozen	Unacceptable

Days Performed

Thu

Turnaround Time

2 - 9 days

Methodology

Name	Description
Electrophoresis, Enzymatic, Detergent solubilization

Reference Range

Cholesterol
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	Years	19 Years	Normal	Borderline; 170 - 199	mg/dL
	Years	19 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 169	mg/dL
	Years	19 Years	Normal	High Risk; 200 mg/dl or greater	.
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Borderline; 200 - 239	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 199	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Higher Risk; 240 mg/dl or greater	.
HDL Cholesterol
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Desirable; 40 mg/dl or greater (if no CHD)	.
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Higher Risk; 0 - 39	mg/dL
LDL Cholesterol
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	Years	19 Years	Normal	Borderline; 110 - 129	mg/dL
	Years	19 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 109	mg/dL
	Years	19 Years	Normal	High Risk; 130 mg/dl or greater	.
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Borderline: 130 - 159	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 129	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 99 mg/dl (if patient has CHD)	.
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Higher Risk; 160 mg/dl or greater	.
Triglycerides
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Borderline; 150 - 199	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 149	mg/dL
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Higher Risk; 200 - 499	mg/dL
VLDL Cholesterol (calculated)
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	20 Years	99 Years	Normal	Desirable; 0 - 30	mg/dL

Special Info

Do NOT freeze. Patient should fast for 12 - 15 hours prior to testing. Heparin, body fluids and frozen samples are unacceptable. This test is New York DOH approved.

Clinical Info

Useful for determining the Fredrickson classification of individuals with hyperlipoproteinemia, and most useful for identifying the Type III phenotype. An HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL is low and constitutes a coronary heart disease risk factor. An HDL cholesterol > 60 mg/dL is a negative risk factor for coronary heart disease.