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A simple check-up for anyone: the core blood work in one draw.

Five standard tests in one draw: a complete blood count with differential, a comprehensive metabolic panel (glucose, electrolytes, calcium, kidney and liver tests), a standard lipid panel, hemoglobin A1c and TSH.

Blood is drawn at a Quest Diagnostics or Labcorp patient service center. Prices depend on the laboratory and state. Enter your ZIP code to see the laboratories near you and your price.

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What’s included

• Complete blood count (CBC): Red cells, white cells with a breakdown by type, and platelets, plus hemoglobin, hematocrit and red-cell size.
• Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP): Glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, calcium, the kidney tests BUN, creatinine and eGFR, total protein, albumin, bilirubin and the liver enzymes ALP, ALT and AST.
• Lipid panel: Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, with calculated LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and the cholesterol-to-HDL ratio.
• Hemoglobin A1c: The percentage of hemoglobin with glucose attached, which reflects average blood sugar over about the past three months.
• TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone, the pituitary hormone that signals the thyroid.

Tests you can add

• Vitamin D (25-hydroxy): 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the main form of vitamin D circulating in the blood.
• Ferritin: Ferritin, the body's iron-storage protein.
• Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) in serum.
• Free T4: Free (unbound) thyroxine, the main hormone the thyroid releases.
• ApoB: Apolipoprotein B, the main protein on LDL and other cholesterol-carrying particles.

Before your draw

Fasting required.

Fast for 9 to 12 hours before your draw; water is fine. If you take insulin or other diabetes medicine, ask your clinician how to take it while you fast. Don't stop your usual medicines unless your clinician tells you to. If you take biotin (vitamin B7), including in hair, skin and nail supplements or multivitamins, have your blood drawn at least 8 hours after a usual dose, or at least 72 hours after a high dose. If biotin was prescribed, ask your clinician before stopping it.