what code is a lipid profile?
<answer> 80061 <context> MEDICAID CODING GUIDELINE. EFFECTIVE: 1-1-03. LIPID PROFILE / CHOLESTEROL. CPT CODES: 80061 Lipid panel ( this panel must include procedures 82465, 83718. and 84478) 82465 Cholesterol, serum, total. 83715 Lipoprotein, blood; electrophoretic separation and quantitation. 83716 High resolution fractionation and quantitation of lipoprotein.