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Advanced_Car1599 t1_je6h2h7 wrote

  1. Do you have a doctor's order for this? Most places won't just take your blood.
  2. What kind of tests do you need? There are thousands.
  3. If you're looking for the basics, you can donate blood and they'll upload the panel to your account. Free and you've helped someone!
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pssssn t1_je6xbur wrote

>Do you have a doctor's order for this? Most places won't just take your blood.

I just had four different blood tests run today without doctor's orders - I ordered them on Lab Corp's website.

There are several places in Springfield where blood tests can be done without doctor orders depending on the type of test you wish to run. In the case of Quest Diagnostics and Lab Corp, both of which you can order tests through directly, several local healthcare providers including Mercy order their tests from them.

In some cases it may actually be cheaper to order the tests yourself than to send them through your healthcare provider and insurance, with the caveat you may need someone to analyze them after the fact. However, some primary doctors won't care as long as they are reputable lab, some labs offer doctor consultations, and telemedicine may be an option for this portion.

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PassingWithJennifer t1_jefj07e wrote

Quest is pretty standard imo. I am surprised they weren't outright recommended to OP

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powerfulspacewizard t1_je7dl0q wrote

This is wholly incorrect. There are literally thousands of different kinds of tests. Some are only available with doctors orders some are avail through telemedicine some are just whatever. Some are cheap some are 10k without insurance.

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