I used to do this to supplement my doctor's own tests because of my own curiosity and concern. So I just paid for it myself without insurance. For example a standard panel of 26 common tests costs $55.
I don't get it. What is the average person going to do themselves with the results of a simple blood test?
Car analogy: is there any point in taking your car to a garage and having them look it over and just make a list of the status of common components on the car, without any (vehicle specific) interpretations? As in "you have 5/16 inch wear difference between the front left and right brake rotors, the steering toe-in is 1.3 degrees, and the alternator is providing 13.2 volts".
A better question is would you drive a car without a working gas gauge?
Blood tests are flagged as abnormal if they exceed the 95% confidence interval. So there is a possibility of it happening by chance. Or you may get some abnormality due to minor issues like a recent cold or injury. But then you just need to start a conversation with your doctor to get clarity.
Did you know your kidney health could be down to 10-20% of capacity and you would not even feel a thing wrong? And something happened to me in 2 intervening years of tests for that exact scenario to happen. I doubt most people have tested anything other than their cholesterol and BP in the last two years. If anything, we should be checking our body health more than our car because we can always replace our car.
