On your lab requisition: Quest “Lipid Panel with Ratios” (test code 19543)
The short answer
Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio measures Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol and LDL Cholesterol plus 2 more from a standard blood draw. At TestWell it costs $24.99 plus a $6 lab processing fee, requires an 8–12 hour fast, and results post in 1–3 business days. Physician-authorized with no doctor's visit or insurance needed; draw at Quest or Labcorp.
Hospital Lab
$170
cash pay
Other Labs
$52
+ lab fees
TestWell
$24.99
+ $6 lab processing fee
This enhanced Lipid Panel includes all standard cholesterol markers plus the LDL/HDL ratio, which many cardiologists consider a better predictor of heart disease risk than individual cholesterol numbers alone. A lower ratio indicates a more favorable cardiovascular risk profile.
Lipid Panel + calculated TC/HDL and LDL/HDL ratios — better predictors of cardiovascular risk than individual cholesterol values alone.
Anyone monitoring cardiovascular risk, especially adults with metabolic syndrome (low HDL + high triglycerides), where individual values look acceptable but ratios reveal elevated risk.
Sample Type
Blood draw
Fasting
Required
Results In
1–3 business days
Performed At
Quest or Labcorp
5 biomarkers tested · 3 measured, 2 calculated from them
Your Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio results will include values for each of the 5 biomarkers tested, along with reference ranges. Results are reviewed by a licensed physician before being released to your secure portal.
If any values fall outside the normal range, your report will include guidance on what that may mean and recommended next steps. You'll receive an email notification when your results are ready, typically within 1–3 business days.
Typical reference range layout
Lab reports show where your value sits relative to established reference intervals—your physician interprets this in context for you. Already have results? Analyze them with your AI assistant against our physician-reviewed ranges.
Fasting for 9–12 hours recommended. Water is okay.
What can throw off this result
Physician-reviewed “Before your test” pages — what each factor does, for how long, and what to do about it.
A Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio test costs $24.99 at TestWell — $30.99 all-in when ordered alone, because the $6 lab processing fee is charged once per order, with no draw fee or physician fee added. Hospital outpatient labs typically bill around $170.00 self-pay for the same test, and often more. With insurance, what you pay depends on your deductible and your plan's negotiated rate; TestWell's price is fixed before the draw and is HSA/FSA-eligible.
| Where you order | Price | One test, all-in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TestWell (drawn at Quest or Labcorp) | $24.99 | $30.99 | Includes the one $6 lab processing fee, charged once per order |
| Hospital outpatient lab, self-pay (typical) | $170.00 | $170.00 | Reference figure; hospital charges vary widely by facility and are often higher |
Lab test codes: Quest test code 19543 · Labcorp test no. 235010. Competitor prices are read from the linked public pages and re-checked regularly; the labs' sites may add taxes or change prices without notice.
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Same blood draw, same five measured values (Total Chol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, VLDL). The 'with Ratios' version adds calculated TC/HDL and LDL/HDL ratios on the report. TestWell calculates these automatically on every Lipid Panel result — so this version is functionally identical, just labeled differently. Cost is the same.
<3.5 optimal, <5.0 acceptable, >5.0 elevated cardiovascular risk. TC/HDL is one of the best single predictors of heart-attack risk in long-term cardiovascular studies — sometimes called the 'cardiac risk ratio.'
TestWell charges $24.99 — vs $29 at Quest Direct and $40-$120 at hospital labs.
Yes — 9-12 hours of fasting (water only) for accurate triglyceride and LDL readings. Newer non-fasting lipid guidance exists but most US labs still report against fasting reference ranges.
Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio test results are typically ready in 1–3 business days after your draw at Quest or Labcorp. TestWell emails you the moment they post, and your results dashboard shows each marker against its reference range with a plain-English explanation.
Keto and high-protein diets, eating before the draw, smoking and nicotine and alcohol can change a Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio test result without anything being wrong. Keto and high-protein diets can raise LDL Cholesterol and HDL Cholesterol and can lower Triglycerides — recheck with ApoB; discuss cardiovascular risk rather than dismissing the rise as 'diet noise'. Eating before the draw can raise Triglycerides and can lower LDL Cholesterol — fast 8–12 hours; no alcohol the evening before. Smoking and nicotine can lower HDL Cholesterol and can raise LDL Cholesterol — recheck lipids 6–12 weeks after quitting. Alcohol can raise Triglycerides — no alcohol for 24–72 hours before a lipid panel. Each factor is covered on our physician-reviewed "Before your test" pages; when one applies, the fix is usually to remove it and retest.
Order the Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio test online from TestWell for $24.99 (plus a $6 per-order lab processing fee) — no doctor's visit, referral or insurance needed. A licensed physician authorizes the order, then you walk into any Quest or Labcorp patient service center near you for the draw (the lab locator on our site lists the closest ones by ZIP code), and results arrive in 1–3 business days.
The CPT code for a Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio test is 80061. You can order it from TestWell for $24.99 — no doctor's visit or insurance required, with results in 1–3 business days.
The Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio test is Quest Diagnostics test code 19543 ("Lipid Panel with Ratios"), Labcorp test number 235010 (CPT 80061). TestWell orders it under those codes for $24.99 at Quest or Labcorp — no doctor's visit or insurance required, results in 1–3 business days. Codes verified against the labs' catalogs in 2026.
Medically reviewed by Youmna DiStefano, MD · Last reviewed September 2026
TestWell Price
$24.99
+ $6 lab processing fee at checkout
No insurance needed · HIPAA compliant
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