Lipid Profile

PanelEssentialFasting neededSample: blood

The fats circulating in your blood — cholesterol and triglycerides.

The standard starting point for judging heart disease risk.

What this panel contains

How we rate it: Essential

Defensible in a routine adult check-up.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 14 of the 93 check-ups we track, 15%. Cheapest first.

and 2 more.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

  • cholesterol profile
  • lipid panel
  • lipid profile test
  • lipidogram

Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.