Cheap lab work for the uninsured!

This seems amazing for anyone without coverage

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/08/low.cost.lab.tests/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Thanks for the link.  Unfortunatley too many wls patients are uninsured and not getting their labs.  I hope this helps. 

Whoa!

Here is the ordering page:

http://summitcountymedicalsociety.prepaidlab.com/vmchk/View-all-products-in-shop.html?category=

And after adding most of the tests recommended by Vitalady (https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AU46vLsRDC9rZGhranhtcXpfO GNxcDk2c2c0&hl=en&pli=1) to my cart, the total cost was $1283.

Name	SKU	Price
Comprehensive Metabolic Profile	302085	$9.62
Lipid Panel	303756	$17.77
Phosphorus Serum	1024	$11.85
Uric Acid Serum	1057	$8.92
Complete Blood Count (CBC)	28142	$9.04
Ferritin Serum	4598	$19.03
Comprehensive Vitamin Panel	PPL21	$175.00
Vitamin B1 Plasma	121178	$60.00
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Quantitative	6627	$15.38
Prealbumin	16931	$41.75
Hepatic Function Panel	322755	$8.83
Magnesium Serum	1537	$13.23
Thyroid Panel w/TSH & T3	PPL28	$103.00
Iron and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)	1321	$9.05
Zinc Plasma or Serum	1800	$42.15
Vitamin B6 Plasma	4655	$88.00
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Intact	15610	$56.25
Vitamin K1 (Serum or Plasma)	121200	$110.25
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Activated	5207	$16.95
Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LD)	1115	$15.15
Selenium Serum	716910	$163.30
Copper Serum or Plasma	1586	$42.50
Homocyst(e)ine Plasma	706994	$81.75
Cortisol	4051	$37.50
Vitamin A E and Beta Carotene Profile	144014	$127.00
	Subtotal:	$1,283.27

I couldn't find: Osteocalcin, PT, or MMA. No results or too many, and she didn't describe the tests. If anyone can help, I'll update my chart.

Considering that my labs WITH insurance were $2400 and that was missing a few of the recommended tests, this is great.

AND - I figure since I know what I am watching right now (in my case iron, vit D and vit K was low last labs) at the very least I can get those done for a few bucks until I can get the whole lot of them done.