Lipase

A lipase test measures the level of lipase in your blood. Lipase helps your body digest fats. It's a type of digestive enzyme. An enzyme is a protein that speeds up certain chemical reactions in your body. Most of your lipase is made in your pancreas, an organ located behind the lower part of your stomach.

Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Normal range

2 published ranges, each from a named source

10140 U/L drawn: all ages · American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges)

Normal: 10–140 U/L (varies by lab)ABIM 10–140 · Mayo 13–60 U/L

These labs do not agree: the published adult ranges differ by up to 2.3×, so the same result can read as normal at one lab and be flagged at another — ABIM 10–140 · Mayo 13–60 U/L. Both are real published values, shown as each lab states them.

Ranges from American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog).

All source ranges (2)

Source	Sex	Age	Range
American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges)	All	all ages	10–140 U/L
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog)	All	all ages	13–60 U/L

What an abnormal result can be associated with

A high result: Increased circulating lipoprotein lipase concentration
A low result: Decreased circulating lipoprotein lipase concentration

Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis: only a clinician can interpret your result in context.

details

Sample: Serum or plasma · LOINC
Collection: Serum gel tube · 0.5 mL · Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog)
Listed under: Pancreatic Diseases · Pancreatitis
Code: LOINC 3040-3 · U/L
Also known as: LIPA, Pancreatic lipase, Steapsin, Tributyrase, Tributyrinase

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