Lab & biomarker tests
Direct-to-consumer blood, biological-age and other tests, judged on the lab behind them and what they can really tell you.
What we look for
We look for
- A certified lab: the lab company named, with a CLIA record we can look up, ideally CAP-accredited for the kind of test it runs.
- Clinician review: a licensed clinician orders the tests and follows up on out-of-range results, and the service says whether that means all results or only critical ones.
- Validated markers: standard clinical tests, with research-only measures such as epigenetic clocks labeled as such.
- Your data protected: a privacy policy that rules out selling identifiable health or genetic data, says what happens to de-identified data, and deletes account data on request.
- Clear pricing: the full cost, including any membership, blood-draw fee or retest.
We avoid
- Scores or “biological age” results presented as a diagnosis.
- Results that lead straight into the company’s own supplement sales, or a partner’s buying club.
- IgG food-sensitivity panels, which allergy societies advise against, and catalogs that mix them in with proven tests.
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LabcorpLabcorp OnDemand
Single blood tests ordered online at posted prices. A clinician approves each order, Labcorp runs it in labs CMS lists as CAP-accredited, and it says it will not sell your health data. It calls only about urgent results. CLIA certificate of accreditation (CAP) -
QuestQuest Health
Single tests and panels bought online at posted prices, run in Quest labs that CMS lists as CAP-accredited. An independent clinician group reviews results. Each test page adds a $6 fee; ApoB is sold only in a $215 panel. CLIA certificate of accreditation (CAP) -
InsideTrackerInsideTracker Ultimate Blood Test and membership
Up to 54 blood markers run at Quest with licensed clinician review, plus company-built “optimal zones”. $489 the first year. Its privacy policy has no promise not to sell data, and we are asking what it sells or shares. CLIA certificate of accreditation (CAP) for Quest labs