Yes unfortunately most insurance won't cover any tests beyond the basic ones in your yearly medical. There are a few options:
- WellnessFX (http://wellnessfx.com) offers the nicest experience and display of your results, but it's pricey and the tests all come bundled together so you can't pick just one or two you're interested in.
- If you're in the Bay Area, the cheapest (by some distance) option is to use a new blood testing lab called Theranos, which has a ___location in the back of the Walgreens on University Ave in Palo Alto. If you download their lab order form (http://theranos.com/Content/pdf/theranos_lab_form.pdf), tick the tests you'd like and have an MD sign it (doesn't have to be your doctor, could be a friend). You can take it into the Walgreens and they'll draw your blood there and email you the results a few days later.
- WellnessFX (http://wellnessfx.com) offers the nicest experience and display of your results, but it's pricey and the tests all come bundled together so you can't pick just one or two you're interested in.
- http://health-tests-direct.com and http://directlabs.com are other options that have more a la carte options.
- If you're in the Bay Area, the cheapest (by some distance) option is to use a new blood testing lab called Theranos, which has a ___location in the back of the Walgreens on University Ave in Palo Alto. If you download their lab order form (http://theranos.com/Content/pdf/theranos_lab_form.pdf), tick the tests you'd like and have an MD sign it (doesn't have to be your doctor, could be a friend). You can take it into the Walgreens and they'll draw your blood there and email you the results a few days later.