Ordering Labs Online

**Lockout888** · 12-21-2015, 12:19 PM

Is Private MD Labs still the best place to order bloodwork online?

**PersuAsian** · 12-21-2015, 01:30 PM

I've been using discountedlabs . com lately. My Doctor was using Health Diagnostics Laboratory for a long time. They would cover whatever you insurance doesn't cover which was awesome. However I believe they filed for bankruptcy, which is probably why my doctor doesn't offer lab draws for them anymore. It was cheaper for me to use discountedlabs than to go to Quest and pay the difference from my insurance coverage.

**kelkel** · 12-21-2015, 06:37 PM

Put your packages together at both and see which is cheapest. I believe Discounted has the best price for E2 Sensitive at this time.

**Chauffeur** · 12-21-2015, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by kelkel

Put your packages together at both and see which is cheapest. I believe Discounted has the best price for E2 Sensitive at this time.

I've always been a privateMD kinda guy (I like they way their hormone panels are structured and priced) but I can definitely see the benefit in using DiscountedLabs.

I almost always like to have a CBC and CMP included in my labs but if I didn't have a need for those, I could save some money by ordering their individual tests.

Sensitive estradiol + testosterone (free and total) LC/MS = $87. That's not a bad deal at all. Being able to add lipids for another $22 is neato too.

**jwh7699** · 12-21-2015, 09:07 PM

Some of the tests are cheaper at DiscountedLabs. I have used PrivateMD Labs too.

I did have a problem with DiscountedLabs e-mailing results system before. I had to e-mail them directly after waiting a week for results. They promptly sent me the results.

**kelkel** · 12-22-2015, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Chauffeur

I've always been a privateMD kinda guy (I like they way their hormone panels are structured and priced) but I can definitely see the benefit in using DiscountedLabs.

I almost always like to have a CBC and CMP included in my labs but if I didn't have a need for those, I could save some money by ordering their individual tests.

Sensitive estradiol + testosterone (free and total) LC/MS = $87. That's not a bad deal at all. Being able to add lipids for another $22 is neato too.

Especially when you consider what Labcorp makes insurance pay for a Sensitive Assay. A bit over $200. Amazing.....

**Chauffeur** · 12-22-2015, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by kelkel

Especially when you consider what Labcorp makes insurance pay for a Sensitive Assay. A bit over $200. Amazing.....

Yea man, it's incredibly silly.

I can't recall the exact number that my insurance paid the last time that I had labs drawn through my GP, but I'm pretty sure it was ~$1200+.

I paid nothing out of pocket, but the fact that their markup is so insanely high just chaps my ass.

I get it. Everybody's gotta make money and that's totally fine, but when they starting charging 10x the going rate for testing...I get a little salty.

**i_SLAM_cougars** · 12-22-2015, 08:09 PM

I had no idea you could get private blood work done this inexpensive. Makes me actually want to do it.

**< <Samson> >** · 12-23-2015, 01:02 PM

health-tests-direct.com

None cheaper - I bare knuckle everything

124 Bucks for my quarterly full BW including Ultrasensitive E2

**kelkel** · 12-23-2015, 09:30 PM

Never heard of them Samson. Will look them up!

Just did. Good prices. Comparable to Discounted Labs....

**Chauffeur** · 12-24-2015, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by < <Samson> >

health-tests-direct.com

None cheaper - I bare knuckle everything

124 Bucks for my quarterly full BW including Ultrasensitive E2

The website is a bit clumsy to navigate, but the prices seem pretty fair.

I'm a creature of habit. I always end up using private md labs. Maybe I'm just too lazy to create an account anywhere else.

**Lockout888** · 01-18-2016, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by < <Samson> >

health-tests-direct.com

Nice. I like how they offer both Quest and Labcorp.

**Lockout888** · 02-02-2016, 11:50 PM

I get the Hormone Panel for Males 2x a year. It works out to about $150 with the discount.

Includes:
Lipid Profile: Cholesterol, total; high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (calculation); triglycerides; very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol (calculation).
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential: (Hematocrit; hemoglobin; mean corpuscular volume (MCV); mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); red cell distribution width (RDW); percentage and absolute differential counts; platelet count; red cell count; white blood cell count; immature granulocytes)
Estradiol, Sensitive
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I)
Comprehensive Metabolic Profile (CMP) (includes eGFR): (A:G ratio; albumin, serum; alkaline phosphatase, serum; ALT (SGPT); AST (SGOT); bilirubin, total; BUN; BUN:creatinine ratio; calcium, serum; carbon dioxide, total; chloride, serum; creatinine, serum; globulin, total; glucose, serum; potassium, serum; protein, total, serum; sodium, serum.)
Testosterone, Free (Equilibrium Ultrafiltration) With Total Testosterone
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Thyroid Profile w/ TSH: Free Thyroxine Index (FTI);Thyroxine (T4); Thyroid Hormone Binding Ratio (T3 Uptake); Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

**jasondd1** · 02-03-2016, 12:14 AM

me too. That exact one

Originally Posted by Lockout888

I get the Hormone Panel for Males 2x a year. It works out to about $150 with the discount.

Includes:
Lipid Profile: Cholesterol, total; high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (calculation); triglycerides; very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol (calculation).
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential: (Hematocrit; hemoglobin; mean corpuscular volume (MCV); mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); red cell distribution width (RDW); percentage and absolute differential counts; platelet count; red cell count; white blood cell count; immature granulocytes)
Estradiol, Sensitive
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I)
Comprehensive Metabolic Profile (CMP) (includes eGFR): (A:G ratio; albumin, serum; alkaline phosphatase, serum; ALT (SGPT); AST (SGOT); bilirubin, total; BUN; BUN:creatinine ratio; calcium, serum; carbon dioxide, total; chloride, serum; creatinine, serum; globulin, total; glucose, serum; potassium, serum; protein, total, serum; sodium, serum.)
Testosterone, Free (Equilibrium Ultrafiltration) With Total Testosterone
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Thyroid Profile w/ TSH: Free Thyroxine Index (FTI);Thyroxine (T4); Thyroid Hormone Binding Ratio (T3 Uptake); Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)