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Very interesting; where do you get your blood tested? AFAIK, you have to be willing to pay the lab expense, which is tailored for insurance.
by mattgreenrocks 13y ago
Very interesting; where do you get your blood tested? AFAIK, you have to be willing to pay the lab expense, which is tailored for insurance.
- Harj 13y agoYes unfortunately most insurance won't cover any tests beyond the basic ones in your yearly medical. There are a few options: - WellnessFX (http://wellnessfx.com http://wellnessfx.com) offers the nicest experience and display of your results, but it's pricey and the tests all come bundled together so you can't pick just one or two you're interested in. - http://health-tests-direct.com http://health-tests-direct.com and http://directlabs.com http://directlabs.com are other options that have more a la carte options. - If you're in the Bay Area, the cheapest (by some distance) option is to use a new blood testing lab called Theranos, which has a location in the back of the Walgreens on University Ave in Palo Alto. If you download their lab order form (http://theranos.com/Content/pdf/theranos_lab_form.pdf http://theranos.com/Content/pdf/theranos_lab_form.pdf), tick the tests you'd like and have an MD sign it (doesn't have to be your doctor, could be a friend). You can take it into the Walgreens and they'll draw your blood there and email you the results a few days later.