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> LDL-C is much much cheaper to measure. ApoB costs 36x times as much, so Insurance Companies don't like to pay for it Unfortunately American retail prices mig
by mrlongroots 11mo ago
> LDL-C is much much cheaper to measure. ApoB costs 36x times as much, so Insurance Companies don't like to pay for it
Unfortunately American retail prices might as well be generated by a PRNG, and do not mean much.
On Ulta, a basic lipid panel vs an ApoB test are $22 and $36 respectively. Looking at Indian lab prices, (approx. INR->USD), both are under $10 there.
https://www.ultalabtests.com/test/cholesterol-and-lipids-test https://www.ultalabtests.com/test/cholesterol-and-lipids-tes...
https://www.ultalabtests.com/test/cardio-iq-apolipoprotein-b-test https://www.ultalabtests.com/test/cardio-iq-apolipoprotein-b...