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The Cardiac Panel

Particle-level heart risk for anyone who wants to get cardiovascular risk right. It starts from your standard cholesterol panel, then goes where a checkup will not: the particles that actually drive plaque, the inherited risk you measure once in a lifetime, and the inflammation and clotting that turn stable plaque into an event.

Markers 11+
From $321
Cheapest at Ulta Lab Tests
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Anyone with a family history of heart disease, raised standard cholesterol, or who simply wants the most complete read on cardiovascular risk. If you already have had Lp(a) tested in the past and know your value, skip it, it does not really change.

Core risk marker Risk discovery Optimization marker
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Ulta Lab Tests
$320.55

Open each line below at Ulta Lab Tests, add it to your cart, then check out in one order.

Lipid Panel $22.95 Order →
Apolipoprotein B Test $36.95 Order →
Lipoprotein (a) Test $38.95 Order →
Apolipoprotein A1 Test $44.95 Order →
hs-CRP Test $36.95 Order →
Homocysteine Test $36.95 Order →
Fibrinogen Activity (Clauss) $29.95 Order →
OmegaCheck® Test $59.95 Order →
Other labs
Labcorp OnDemand covers 5 of 8 $218.00

Does not include ApoA1, Fibrinogen, Omega-3 Index, which is why it looks cheaper.

Adiponectin Test bundle $149.00 Order →
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) Test $69.00 Order →
QuestHealth covers 4 of 8 $288.00

Does not include Cholesterol panel, ApoB, ApoA1, Fibrinogen, which is why it looks cheaper.

Lipoprotein(a)/Lp(a) Test $45.00 Order →
hsCRP Test for Inflammation Marker $65.00 Order →
Homocysteine Test $75.00 Order →
Omega-3 & 6 Ratio Test Panel $79.00 Order →
Walk-In Labs covers 7 of 8 $305.15

Does not include Omega-3 Index, which is why it looks cheaper.

Lipid Panel Blood Test $29.00 Order →
Apolipoprotein B Blood Test $59.00 Order →
Lipoprotein (a) Blood Test $49.00 Order →
Apolipoprotein A1 Blood Test $69.00 Order →
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test, High Sensitivity, Cardiac Risk Assessment $41.00 Order →
Homocysteine Blood Test $68.00 Order →
Fibrinogen Activity Blood Test $44.00 Order →

15% volume discount (7 items)

HealthLabs.com covers 6 of 8 $413.00

Does not include ApoA1, Fibrinogen, which is why it looks cheaper.

Lipid/Cholesterol Panel $29.00 Order →
Apolipoprotein B Test, (Apo-B) $59.00 Order →
Lipoprotein (a) Test, Lp(a) $49.00 Order →
C-Reactive Protein (CRP), High Sensitivity $79.00 Order →
Homocysteine Test $68.00 Order →
Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids Test $129.00 Order →
Request A Test covers 7 of 8 $478.00

Does not include Fibrinogen, which is why it looks cheaper.

Lipid Panel Cholesterol Test $34.00 Order →
Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) Blood Test $65.00 Order →
Lipoprotein (a) Blood Test $49.00 Order →
Apolipoprotein (APO) A1 Blood Test $69.00 Order →
C-Reactive Protein High Sensitivity (HS CRP) Blood Test $59.00 Order →
Homocysteine Blood Test $69.00 Order →
Omega-3 & Omega-6 Fatty Acids $129.00 Order →

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Fast for 9 to 12 hours before a morning draw, water only, so the cholesterol panel and triglycerides read accurately. Skip alcohol and hard exercise the day before, both of which can nudge triglycerides and inflammatory markers, and importantly, do not test while you are ill or recovering from an infection, because hs-CRP and fibrinogen spike with any inflammation and would misread your true cardiovascular risk.

After a meaningful change, like cutting saturated fat to lower ApoB or raising your omega-3 intake, give it about three months before retesting, long enough for the change to settle. Lp(a) is the exception: it is genetic and stable for life, so a single measurement is all you ever need. Recheck hs-CRP only when you are well, since a cold or injury will distort it.