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Lipid profiling is a fully reimbursable test which provides the patient with several pieces of information about the state of their blood chemistry.  Sampling requires only a finger-stick, and the results are available in roughly 5 minutes!

Included Results:

  • Total Cholesterol (TC)
  • High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)
  • Triglycerides
  • TC/HDL Ratio
  • Estimate of Low Density and Very Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL/VLDL- Calculated)
Benefits

In addition to establishing a baseline for the future, measurement of the lipid profile can be useful in monitoring the effectiveness of:

Lipid Lowering Drugs
    * Lipitor, Mevacor, etc.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
    * Estrogen, Testosterone, etc.
Diabetes Management
    * All types of Diabetes Treatment

Cost

Because of our low cost of testing, we are unable to accept health insurance.  However, we will provide the patient with typical guidelines for attaining reimbursement for the test.

$20.00
    * If done in conjunction with a HeartScore exam.
$30.00
    * If done alone.
Appointments
    * Are not necessary unless a HeartScore is also being performed.