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Lipoprotein(a) blood test
Heart disease in the family can leave you with questions a standard cholesterol panel cannot fully answer. Check Lp(a) alongside your lipid panel and general bloodwork.
Your results are reviewed with the health information you share.
Included in your package price. Choose an available Quest location.
Compare the actual tests and avoid paying twice for overlapping panels.
Know what you are buying
What is included?
- Lipoprotein(a), also called Lp(a)
- Lipid panel
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
- Complete blood count with differential
A focused starting point for a conversation about inherited heart risk. It does not include an ApoB test or imaging, and it cannot predict whether or when an individual will have a heart attack.
View all 59 listed biomarkers and results
- Triglycerides
- Total Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- Non-HDL Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio
- LDL Cholesterol (by calculation)
- Triglyceride/HDL-C
- Lipoprotein (a)
- Glucose (Blood)
- Creatinine
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Calcium
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chloride
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Total Bilirubin
- Globulin (Calculated)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Albumin
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Protein, Total
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Neutrophils (%)
- Monocytes (%)
- Lymphocytes (%)
- Eosinophils (%)
- Basophils (%)
- Platelet Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Band Neutrophils
- Blasts
- Metamyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Nucleated RBC
- Promyelocytes
- Band Neutrophils (%)
- Basophils
- Blasts (%)
- Eosinophils
- Lymphocytes
- Metamyelocytes (%)
- Monocytes
- Myelocytes (%)
- Neutrophils
- Nucleated RBC (%)
- Promyelocytes (%)
- Reactive Lymphocytes
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
What will I pay?
The package price is $125, including Quest blood collection. There is no separate Quest blood-draw fee. Choose an available Quest location using the instructions in your account.
This lab package is HSA/FSA eligible and is offered as cash-pay testing. Confirm your collection choice, eligibility and final amount during ordering.
Before your blood draw
Follow the preparation instructions for the complete package. Share prior Lp(a) results and units with your provider; comparing results requires attention to the laboratory method and units.
Availability depends on your location. Review the options shown for your address before paying. Results timing varies by test and collection date.
From order to interpretation
How it works
01 · Order your package
Continue through New Approach Health’s store and complete your health questionnaire.
02 · Arrange your draw
Follow the collection and preparation instructions in your account.
03 · Review your results
Your provider reviews the results and shares your wellness plan and next steps.
A more informed choice
Your questions,
answered.
What does a lipoprotein(a) test show?
Lp(a) is a cholesterol-carrying particle whose level is strongly influenced by genetics. A blood test can add information about inherited cardiovascular risk that a standard lipid panel does not separately measure.
When might I consider this package?
A close relative with early heart disease, a known elevated Lp(a) result in the family, or a clinician’s recommendation can be reasons to discuss testing. Bring the age and type of your relative’s heart condition, plus your previous cholesterol results, to the review.
Can food changes lower Lp(a)?
Lp(a) is largely inherited, so it should not be treated as a score for how well you eat. Nutrition remains relevant to your overall cardiovascular health and other lipid measures. Knowing which marker you are addressing helps you and your clinician set realistic goals.
How is Lp(a) different from ApoB?
They answer related but different questions. Lp(a) measures a specific inherited risk marker; ApoB adds a view of atherogenic particle burden. This package includes Lp(a), not a separate ApoB measurement. Compare our ApoB page if that is the test your clinician requested.
Is $125 the cost of the Lp(a) test alone?
The price covers the full package: Lp(a), a lipid panel, CMP and CBC with differential. Quest blood collection is included. The exact checkout package is “Heart Disease Runs in My Family,” so you can recognize it when you continue.
Compare related options
These are alternatives to discuss, not a recommendation to order every panel. Several packages share tests.
Information from New Approach Health. Prices and included markers checked November 7, 2026.
Further reading: American Heart Association: Lp(a)MedlinePlus: lipoprotein(a) blood test