Blood work questions, answered

Yes. A Texas-licensed physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant reviews every order and result. Visits happen by video or in person. Texas law holds video care to the same standard as an in-person visit (Texas Occupations Code §111.007).

Our self-pay prices: Essential Blood Work is $59 for 33 results, the Full Blood Work is $149 for 36 results, focused panels run $30 to $145, and single tests start at $15 plus one $29 draw and review fee that's waived when your order includes a panel.

Our Full Blood Work has 36 results: a complete blood count (14 results), a comprehensive metabolic panel covering glucose, kidney, liver and electrolytes (14 results), a lipid panel, hemoglobin A1c, ApoB, high-sensitivity CRP and a one-time Lp(a). It's $149 self-pay, including the blood draw and a clinician's review.

ApoB is $60 as a single test plus the $29 draw and review fee, or it's included in the $149 Full Blood Work along with 35 other results. If you have insurance and we're in network, we bill your plan when the test is covered.

There isn't one target for everyone. The 2026 ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guideline sets ApoB goals of under 90, 70 or 55 mg/dL depending on your overall heart risk, and your clinician sets yours from your risk score and history.

For most adults, yes. The 2026 ACC/AHA guideline recommends measuring Lp(a) at least once in every adult. It is mostly inherited and stays fairly stable, so one test is usually enough unless your clinician has a reason to repeat it.

You don't need a separate appointment. A Texas-licensed Passion Health clinician reviews and orders your tests as part of the price, reviews your results and calls you about anything critical.

At a Passion Health clinic in North Texas, or at any of more than 140 CPL (Clinical Pathology Laboratories) patient service centers across Texas. Your order is sent to CPL electronically, so you just walk in with a photo ID; no appointment needed. Enter your ZIP code under Locations to see the closest sites with hours and directions.

Only if your order includes fasting glucose, fasting insulin or a lipid panel. That covers Essential and Full Blood Work and every concern panel that includes a metabolic panel or cholesterol. Fast for 8 to 12 hours before your draw: water is fine, and take your usual medicines unless your clinician tells you otherwise. Thyroid, hormone, iron and infection tests don't need fasting. Testosterone should be drawn before 10 a.m.

Most routine results are back within 1 to 3 business days after your draw; a few specialty tests take up to a week. We message you when results are ready, and a clinician calls you the same day about any critical result.

Yes. Enter your ZIP code under Locations to see your nearest option. Video visits work anywhere in Texas while you're in the state, and you can get your blood drawn at a CPL lab location near you.

If we're in network with your plan, your plan's rules apply to covered care, so we bill it. You pay cash only for tests your plan doesn't cover, and we tell you in writing first. Choose "I have insurance" in the cart and we'll set up a check-up instead.

Big counts often include repeats, calculated ratios and markers that rarely change care. Our library shows every marker we offer, marks calculated scores separately, and explains the evidence for each.

No. Passion Health Blood Work is a service of Passion Health Primary Care, a physician-owned Texas medical practice. CPL (Clinical Pathology Laboratories), a CLIA-certified laboratory, runs the tests at more than 140 Texas draw sites, and a Passion Health clinician orders and reviews every result. Unlike a lab-only website, the same team can treat what the results show.

A clinician reviews it. Critical results get a phone call the same day. Other abnormal results are explained with a plan and a recheck date.

No. We bill Medicare and Texas Medicaid for covered care. Medicare patients pay for a non-covered test only after signing an Advance Beneficiary Notice.

Texans without insurance, or whose plan we're out of network with, who live more than 45 miles from a Passion Health clinic and are not on Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP or TRICARE. It's a video-first membership: primary care by video anywhere in Texas as needed, plus the 36-result Full Blood Work once every 12 months, drawn at any CPL location. The first three months are prepaid ($255), then $85 a month. If you live near one of our North Texas clinics, ask about Passion Direct at the clinic instead; it doesn't include the yearly panel.