TRT & Peptide Bloodwork Prices, Compared

What’s the cheapest place to get testosterone bloodwork?

Across the nine à-la-carte providers we track, Dirt Cheap Labs and Good Labs are consistently the lowest — a Free + Total testosterone panel by LC/MS runs about $10–$15 there, versus $55–$116 at the pricier à-la-carte options. The retail source labs (LabCorp OnDemand, QuestDirect) don’t sell a clean standalone version at all — only inside larger bundles ($159+). Add each provider’s per-order draw or processing fee when you compare a full panel rather than a single test.

Why does LabCorp charge $159 for a test that costs $10 elsewhere?

You’re often not buying the same test. The cheapest providers resell the same Quest or LabCorp catalog at near-wholesale prices, while LabCorp OnDemand’s $159 "Comprehensive Testosterone" is actually a four-marker bundle (Total T, Free T, SHBG, Albumin) that calculates free-T from SHBG and albumin rather than measuring it by equilibrium dialysis. Pricier does not mean more accurate — even the most expensive true standalone Free + Total we list (Own Your Labs) uses a weaker direct-immunoassay free-T than the cheapest providers’ dialysis method.

Are at-home fingerstick testosterone kits accurate?

For hormones, capillary fingerstick blood run on an immunoassay is unreliable, so we exclude at-home kits entirely. Every price on this page is for a real venous blood draw at a Quest or LabCorp patient service center, which is what a hormone panel should use.

What is the difference between LC/MS and immunoassay?

LC/MS (liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry) directly measures the hormone molecule and is the accurate method for testosterone and, for men, sensitive estradiol. Immunoassay is cheaper to run but reads inaccurately at the low estradiol levels typical in men and for free-testosterone. Where a listing uses the weaker method we flag it.

Do these prices include the blood draw fee?

The number shown is the single-test à-la-carte price. Most providers are all-in, but a few add a per-order fee — Dirt Cheap Labs adds a $10 draw fee, Ulta Lab Tests a $12.95 draw fee, Discounted Labs a $10 processing fee, QuestDirect a $6 physician fee — charged once per order, so it amortizes across a full panel. Each provider’s fee is listed in the directory.