LDL Cholesterol
The cholesterol carried by particles that deposit it in artery walls.
The single number most closely tied to heart attack risk, and the main target of treatment.
Calculated from this result
Once a lab has this measurement, these lines cost it nothing to add.
Part of
How we rate it: Essential
Defensible in a routine adult check-up.
This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.
Check-ups that include it
In 84 of the 93 check-ups we track, 90%. Cheapest first.
- Good Health Silver Package with Smart ReportTata 1mg Labs₹749
- AAROGYAM BASIC 1 WITH UTSHThyrocare₹899
- Smart Full Body CheckupRedcliffe Labs₹997
- Good Health Gold Package with Smart ReportTata 1mg Labs₹999
- Healthy India 2026 Full Body Checkup LiteHealthians₹1,046
- AAROGYAM BASIC 2 WITH UTSHThyrocare₹1,050
- Healthy India 2026 Full Body Checkup VitalHealthians₹1,143
- Fit India Full Body Checkup with Free HbA1cRedcliffe Labs₹1,249
- ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK UP (APL)Dr Lal PathLabs₹1,330
- SWASTH PLUS HEARTDr Lal PathLabs₹1,410
- SWASTHFIT DIABETES CHECK BASIC - NEWDr Lal PathLabs₹1,480
- Fit India Full Body Checkup - EssentialRedcliffe Labs₹1,499
and 72 more.
Also sold as
Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.
- cholesterol ldl
- ldl
- ldl calculated
- ldl cholesterol
- ldl cholesterol cal
- ldl cholesterol calculated
- ldl cholesterol direct
- low density lipoprotein
Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.