Thank you for your interest in hormone optimization with Elevate MD. We can’t wait to start working with you! Below is the list of labs that we need to move forward.
Since you asked for this list to run them through your Primary Care Physician (PCP), we want to educate you on a few points!
Reading this can save you thousands of dollars!!!
1 – Your PCP is probably great at annual checkups and cholesterol, but likely has minimal or no training in hormones (that’s why we’re here)! This means they have probably never ordered these specific advanced labs and unfortunately, they make mistakes – this leads to you needing another blood draw, delays your care, and increases your costs.
2 – Your insurance company has always been happy to cover your cholesterol blood work, but they almost ALWAYS consider hormones to be “NOT medically necessary”, which is their way of saying they won’t pay! To make matters worse, the amount they charge you is 10-20x more than our low negotiated self-pay prices. In our experience, over 85% of patients end up with a bill between $2,000-$4,000!!
Here is an example of a REAL patient who was in your shoes, making the same decision…and ended up with a bill for $3,355.78!!!
This is why we have worked with Labcorp to bring you a great price and no looking over your shoulder for the big bill!
Initial Female Labs – $550
- Complete Blood Count
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- Total Testosterone
- Free Testosterone
- Estradiol
- Progesterone
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Sex Horm Binding Globulin
- Prolactin
- Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
- Vitamin B12
- Ferritin
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- Free T3
- Free T4
- Reverse T3
- Thyroperoxidase Antibody (TPO)
- Antithyroglobulin Antibody
Initial Male Labs – $550
- Complete Blood Count
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- Total Testosterone
- Free Testosterone
- Estradiol
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Sex Horm Binding Globulin
- Prolactin
- Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
- Prostate Specific Antigen
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- Free T3
- Free T4
- Reverse T3
- Thyroperoxidase Antibody (TPO)
- Antithyroglobulin Antibody
We can also provide you with an invoice for you to then submit to your insurance company coded specifically to maximize potential reimbursement. Most of our patients report back that they get some, if not all, of their payment reimbursed. (Let’s be honest. If insurance won’t reimburse $550 later, they’re not going to pay $4,000 now!)
If you don’t want to take the risk of getting stuck with a bill for thousands of dollars and would like to take advantage of our price guarantee of $550, just reply to this email and we would be happy to help! If you do get your blood work elsewhere, be sure to email it to us at labs@elevatemd.com.
Either way, welcome to the Elevate MD family – we look forward to working with you.