Clarilab

Heart and cholesterol

Total cholesterol test

All the cholesterol in your blood, good and bad.

Typical range
Below 200 mg/dL.
Usual recheck
About 3 months when out of range

Why it's done

Part of the lipid profile.

What a high result can mean

200–239 mg/dL is borderline, 240 or more is high. Read with LDL and HDL.

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More heart and cholesterol tests

Lipid profileTotal cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides and VLDL. LDL cholesterolThe 'bad' cholesterol that builds up in artery walls. HDL cholesterolThe 'good' cholesterol that carries cholesterol away from arteries. TriglyceridesA type of fat in the blood, from food and made by the liver. VLDL cholesterolA particle carrying mostly triglycerides; usually calculated as triglycerides ÷ 5. Lipoprotein(a)An inherited cholesterol particle that raises heart risk.