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How to get measured

A direct-access order is a lab test without a visit: the provider supplies the order, you are drawn at a Labcorp or Quest patient centre or collect at home, and the results go to you. The Lab Atlas never sees a result unless you enter it yourself. Nothing here is sent to a provider and nothing comes back. A result outside the interval is a conversation with a clinician, not a verdict. The panel pages say what each marker measures and what it cannot; this page only says where to get the number.

Every price was read on the provider's page on the date shown and carries its link. Prices move; the date is part of the number. Per-order fees are listed by provider and sit on top.

Start here: a baseline in three sizes

A blood count and a chemistry, then the five most-asked singles, then one broad profile. The panel map below does the same for every panel in the Library.

Good is the minimum set, Better the fuller set, Best the most complete set this page can point at. The tiers are about coverage, not about which number matters most for you.

Good (the minimum set)

A blood count and a chemistry

The two panels almost every provider sells cheapest, and the two most panel pages on this site start from.

Covers: Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, RBC Count, MCV & RDW · ALT & AST (Liver Enzymes) · Albumin, Globulin, Bilirubin & Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) · eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, creatinine-based) · Serum Creatinine · Fasting Glucose · Potassium · Sodium · Calcium

Misses: No iron store, no thyroid signal, no vitamin D, no lipids, no three-month glucose.

Better (the fuller set)

Add the five most-asked singles

Ferritin, TSH, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, a lipid panel and HbA1c: the five singles people most often arrive asking about.

Covers: Ferritin, Iron, Iron Saturation & TIBC · Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) · Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D) · LDL-C (LDL Cholesterol) · HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c)

Misses: No free T3 or T4, no antibodies, no insulin, no hs-CRP, no B12 or folate.

Best (the most complete set)

One broad profile

A single draw that reaches most of what the Library's panels read, with the thyroid read past TSH.

Covers: Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, RBC Count, MCV & RDW · Ferritin, Iron, Iron Saturation & TIBC · Free T3 (Free Triiodothyronine) · Free T4 (Free Thyroxine) · Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D) · Vitamin B12 & Folate · ApoB (Apolipoprotein B) · hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) · Fasting Insulin · Uric Acid · Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)

Misses: Neither profile carries copper, ceruloplasmin, zinc, magnesium RBC, homocysteine, methylmalonic acid, the toxic metals or any antibody; the panel pages list those by name.

  • Elite Health Profile$399

    Quest (questhealth.com) · Blood and urine; fasting. · price read 2026-10-15

    Reports: CBC, CMP, lipid panel, urinalysis, HbA1c, insulin, hs-CRP, ApoB, TSH, free T4, free T3, ferritin, vitamin D, vitamin B12, folate, testosterone.

  • Wellness Express Panel Blood Test Plus Complete Blood Count (CBC), Thyroid and Ferritin$269

    Walk-In Lab · price read 2026-10-15

    Reports: 56 biomarkers: lipid panel, CMP-14, iron, phosphorus, CBC, a thyroid panel (TSH, total T4, T3 uptake, free T4 index, free T3, free T4), uric acid, LD, GGT, ferritin.

Which states

State law limits direct-access testing in some states (New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island are named by most providers; Hawaii, Arizona, Maryland and Massachusetts by some). Each provider's own line is quoted below, and the checkout is where it is enforced.

  • Walk-In Lab: Walk-In Lab's FAQ: not offered through Labcorp in NY, NJ, RI, MD and MA, and not through the other national lab network in AZ, NY, NJ and RI (paraphrased; the FAQ names both labs). source · +$6.00 per order physician fee, shown on every product page.
  • Labcorp OnDemand: "Available in all 50 states" to consumers 18 or older, on Labcorp's own page. source · No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.
  • Quest (questhealth.com): "Lab tests are not currently available in Arizona, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico." In Arizona the page points to Sonora Quest's My Lab ReQuest. source · +$6.00 Physician Service Fee per order, shown on every product page.
  • Ulta Lab Tests: "Currently, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island state laws prohibit direct-access testing." source · No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.
  • Request A Test: The site's customer notice: "All lab requests and results are reviewed by a physician licensed in your state of residence. For NY, NJ and RI clients, Request A Test cannot directly bill for laboratory testing." Lab availability in NY, NJ, RI and AZ is checked at checkout. source · +$4.00 per order service fee, shown on every product page.
  • A direct-access order is a lab test without a visit: the provider supplies the order, you are drawn at a Labcorp or Quest patient centre or collect at home, and the results go to you.
  • The Lab Atlas never sees a result unless you enter it yourself. Nothing here is sent to a provider and nothing comes back.
  • A result outside the interval is a conversation with a clinician, not a verdict. The panel pages say what each marker measures and what it cannot; this page only says where to get the number.
  • Every price was read on the provider's page on the date shown and carries its link. Prices move; the date is part of the number. Per-order fees are listed by provider and sit on top.

Every provider, every verified price and the map for every panel: How to get measured.

The providers

Seven direct-access providers, each in its own words where it has them. Every line was read on the provider's page on the date it carries (2026-10-15; OmegaQuant 2026-10-24) and carries its link.

  • Walk-In Lab

    An ordering service that sells single tests and bundles drawn at Labcorp patient centres and at the other national lab network's centres.

    Buy the test online, take the emailed order to the patient centre named on it, results post to your Walk-In Lab account.

    Fee: +$6.00 per order physician fee, shown on every product page.

    States: Walk-In Lab's FAQ: not offered through Labcorp in NY, NJ, RI, MD and MA, and not through the other national lab network in AZ, NY, NJ and RI (paraphrased; the FAQ names both labs). source

    Results: "You are the only one who receives the results unless you provide a written consent requesting the release to a third party."

  • Labcorp OnDemand

    Labcorp's own direct-to-consumer store, drawn at Labcorp patient centres.

    Buy the test online (a physician order is included), visit a Labcorp location, results post in your Labcorp Patient account.

    Fee: No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.

    States: "Available in all 50 states" to consumers 18 or older, on Labcorp's own page. source

    Results: "Results posted in your Labcorp Patient account."

  • Quest (questhealth.com)

    Quest Diagnostics' own direct-to-consumer store, drawn at Quest patient centres.

    Buy the test online, visit a Quest location (or Quest Mobile in-home collection where offered, at an added fee), results are delivered to you.

    Fee: +$6.00 Physician Service Fee per order, shown on every product page.

    States: "Lab tests are not currently available in Arizona, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico." In Arizona the page points to Sonora Quest's My Lab ReQuest. source

    Results: Results delivered to the purchaser; tests are direct payment only and cannot be submitted for insurance reimbursement.

  • Ulta Lab Tests

    An ordering service on the Quest network with low single-test prices shown against a struck-through list price.

    Buy the test online, visit a Quest location, results post to your Ulta Lab Tests account.

    Fee: No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.

    States: "Currently, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island state laws prohibit direct-access testing." source

    Results: Results post to the purchaser's online account.

  • Request A Test

    An ordering service that prices every test for two labs: Lab 1 (Labcorp) and Lab 2 (Quest).

    Buy the test online, choose Lab 1 or Lab 2, visit that lab, results post to your Request A Test account.

    Fee: +$4.00 per order service fee, shown on every product page.

    States: The site's customer notice: "All lab requests and results are reviewed by a physician licensed in your state of residence. For NY, NJ and RI clients, Request A Test cannot directly bill for laboratory testing." Lab availability in NY, NJ, RI and AZ is checked at checkout. source

    Results: Results post to the purchaser's password-protected account.

  • Everlywell

    Mail-in finger-prick kits; no draw centre, and so no blood count or metabolic panel.

    Buy the kit online, collect at home, mail it back, results post to your Everlywell account.

    Fee: No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.

    States: "Most Everlywell products are available in most states. If a product is not available in your state, it will be noted at check out." Its own news post says every test is now available in New Jersey and Rhode Island, while New York is served only for its COVID-19 kit. source

    Results: Results post to the purchaser's online account.

  • OmegaQuant

    The laboratory behind the Omega-3 Index: a mail-in dried-blood-spot kit, no draw centre, one measurement family (fatty acids, plus vitamin D, HbA1c and B12 kits).

    Buy the kit online, collect a finger-prick drop at home on the card, mail it back; "once the sample is received at OmegaQuant, most results are available within 7 business days" (FAQ).

    Fee: Return postage is yours: "You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your collection kit" (FAQ, Returns and Refunds).

    States: A mail-in kit rather than a draw-site order; no state restriction line was found on the FAQ read 2026-10-24. source

    Results: Results are reported to the purchaser; the FAQ's Results section explains the Omega-3 Index reading.

Every verified price

Each row is one test on one provider's page: the name as the provider writes it, the price read on the date shown, and the link. A second figure in the row is what the same page also showed (a struck-through list price, a second lab's price, or a promotion on the day).

Walk-In Lab (71 tests · +$6.00 per order physician fee, shown on every product page.)

Labcorp OnDemand (17 tests · No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.)

Quest (questhealth.com) (11 tests · +$6.00 Physician Service Fee per order, shown on every product page.)

Ulta Lab Tests (5 tests · No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.)

Request A Test (5 tests · +$4.00 per order service fee, shown on every product page.)

  • CBC with Differential$29

    the blood count with the differential. $29 at Lab 1 (Labcorp), $35 at Lab 2 (Quest). Read 2026-10-15.

  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel$39

    glucose, kidney and liver chemistry, electrolytes, calcium, proteins. $39 at Lab 1 (Labcorp), $44 at Lab 2 (Quest). Read 2026-10-15.

  • Ferritin$39

    ferritin. $39 at either lab. Read 2026-10-15.

  • TSH$39

    TSH. $39 at either lab. Read 2026-10-15.

  • Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy$69

    25-hydroxyvitamin D. $69 at either lab. Read 2026-10-15.

Everlywell (2 tests · No separate order fee was shown on the pages read.)

OmegaQuant (1 tests · Return postage is yours: "You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your collection kit" (FAQ, Returns and Refunds).)

  • Omega-3 Index Basic$54.95

    Omega-3 Index (EPA + DHA as a percent of red-cell fatty acids). Mail-in dried-blood-spot kit. Read 2026-10-24.

The panel map

Every published panel in the Library, each with its own Good / Better / Best order on its page.