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What a testosterone test covers
Total, free, and protein-bound testosterone as reporting choices on a blood test. No interpretation and no cash price page yet.
What it measures
A testosterone test measures testosterone in blood. MedlinePlus separates total testosterone, the portion that circulates free, and the portion bound to proteins, including sex hormone binding globulin and albumin.
The offer names which of those it includes. A total-only order is not the same product as an order that also reports free testosterone.
This page does not discuss symptoms, and it does not suggest treatment.
Reference ranges vary by lab. This page does not interpret a result, and it does not say what a high or low number means. Ask your clinician.
How the sample is collected
Collection is a blood sample. A needle enters a vein, and the sample goes into the tube the order names. The visit is at a patient service center or another collection site the seller names. The cited pages do not give one visit length for every lab, so this page does not state one.
Prep and fasting
Prep, including whether to fast, is set by the order and by the seller. This page does not state prep steps. A cash price page states prep only as the seller states it, with the date it was checked.
How long results usually take
The cited pages do not publish one result-release time that every lab uses. When you compare cash offers, use the window that offer states, and the date this site last checked that offer.
How to compare cash prices
Line up the same test name, the component list on the offer, the date the price was checked, any draw fee the offer states, and any physician-order fee the offer states. A missing fee stays missing. This page does not list amounts. See how to compare lab test prices.
This site does not have a testosterone cash price page yet. Match total, free, and bound lines before you compare two offers.