Lab levels can tell us so much about your body and your health. I have a few favorite lab panels I love to run. A head to toe lab panel where we check all your body systems, heart markers, liver, kidney's, immune system, thyroid, hormones, nutrients, mineral, vitamins, inflammatory markers etc. Through labs we can determine where your highest needs are and how we help.
I am a Cash pay only for labs, the reason is I have run labs in the past through insurance and found the huge lab panel that costs $350 in cash will be charged $3000 because insurance marks up the cost of the labs and then the patient ends up paying $1500 or the entire $3000 because they have a high deductible insurance plan or they have poor insurance coverage. I can run more labs for a cheaper cost than you can run them through insurance every time. I am truly sorry for this inconvenience, but over time, I have found that in the long run patients are happier knowing exactly what they pay before they leave my office rather than fretting over the bill the insurance will send them later.