Independent review · October 3, 2026
A GoodLabs order is the tests in the cart. There is no plan to renew.
People forward me the ad for a yearly lab club and ask if they should join. Most of the time I tell them to skip the club. GoodLabs is the order you build yourself: a clinician on their side writes it, you sit for a draw at Quest, LabCorp, or BioReference, and the bill is that cart. When the results are in, nothing renews.
The note I send
If you want a specific test and you will go to a lab, use GoodLabs. If you want a 100-marker bundle, a finger-prick kit, or a care team, buy that on purpose. I am not your doctor and this is not the GoodLabs company. The store is goodlabs.com. A first paid order can take JO20OCT for 20% off. I bring that up after the cart is chosen. The code is not why I recommend the lab.
- Billing
- Cash, per order
- Draw
- Quest, LabCorp, BioReference
- Membership
- None
- Old results
- Bring them into the account
What I am actually recommending
I am recommending a laboratory order, not a lifestyle subscription. The October 2026 list starts at ordinary prices: a CBC at $4, a metabolic panel at $5, TSH at $5, ferritin at $9. The wide look is comprehensive men’s at $195 or comprehensive women’s at $185, about 75 biomarkers. Heart Health is $55 and is the one I name when a physical said “cholesterol” and never mentioned ApoB or Lp(a). Iron Status is $60 when fatigue might be iron, B12, folate, or inflammation.
Insurance is not this checkout. If a claim has to be filed, use the lab the plan already covers. A GoodLabs clinician signs the requisition, so you do not need a paper script from your own doctor. That is convenient. It is also the limit. Nobody in that signature knows your chart the way your own clinician does.
Before anyone builds a cart, I tell them to put old Quest and LabCorp results into the GoodLabs account if they have them. A dashboard with last year’s ferritin stops you from buying a $195 panel to learn a number you already paid for. If the account is empty and you have not had labs in years, the wide panel earns the money once.
Some cities let you donate blood at a partner center and have extra vials tested at no charge. I mention it, then I tell people to look at the map. A waitlist means it is not the plan. For most addresses the thing you can count on is the paid catalog.
The week I describe when someone asks
Day one is the account, not the shopping. Create it, then look for a way to bring in labs you already have. If ferritin, a CBC, or a lipid panel from the last year is sitting in Quest or LabCorp, get those onto the same graphs before you add a single test. The menu is long. Old results are how you stay out of it.
Day two is a small cart. One question. If the question is “I have no recent picture,” that is the comprehensive panel. If the question is “my doctor skipped ApoB,” that is Heart Health. If the question is “I feel wiped out,” that is iron, not a 75-marker tour. I would rather someone order too little and go back than order a pile they will not read.
The draw is a normal lab visit. Book whichever of Quest, LabCorp, or BioReference actually has an opening near you. Bring an ID. Fast only if the order says to fast. You are in and out. You are not joining anything.
Results show up in the account, often within a week, and not all at once. A metabolic panel can post while a send-out marker is still pending. That lag is the lab. I tell people not to refresh the page all afternoon, and not to start a supplement from a number they do not understand. Send the PDF to a clinician if something looks off. UseGoodLabs will not interpret it.
What I tell them to do, in order
- Open the account and import what you already have. A blank dashboard is how people buy duplicates.
- Add the tests that answer the question. A single marker is allowed. So is a full panel. Nothing is assigned to you.
- Book the site you can get to this week. Quest, LabCorp, and BioReference appear based on ZIP. The closer appointment wins.
- Read the report, then stop. Recheck the one marker that mattered. Do not buy the ocean again because the menu is still open.
The prices I quote when someone asks
People want a number before they will go. These are October 2026 list prices from the GoodLabs menu. If the site has moved one, checkout is the number that counts. A recheck of ferritin at $9 is the whole argument against a yearly club. You do not need a $365 plan to see one marker again.
| Test | List price |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive men’s, 75 biomarkers | $195 |
| Comprehensive women’s, 75 biomarkers | $185 |
| Heart Health, including ApoB and Lp(a) | $55 |
| Iron Status | $60 |
| CBC with differential | $4 |
| Metabolic panel (CMP) | $5 |
| Ferritin | $9 |
| TSH | $5 |
If it is their first paid order, I tell them to enter JO20OCT. It takes 20% off that one cart. Later orders stay at the list price, and there is still no monthly fee.
Apply it and pay only after the 20% line is on the summary. If the line is missing, the discount is missing. Do not assume it applied.
How I talk about the yearly clubs
I do not tell people the clubs are fake. Function, at about $365 a year in most states, is a large panel twice a year plus notes. Superpower, at about $199 a year in most states and more in New York and New Jersey, is one wide panel. Rythm, at about $79 a month, is a kit you do at home. Those are real products for someone who wants the bundle chosen for them.
What I say is narrower. If the reason you are shopping is “I want ApoB” or “I want to recheck ferritin,” the bundle is a lot of lab you will not use. GoodLabs is one invoice, then silence. Figures below are the public headline prices as of October 2026.
| What you pay | What shows up | |
|---|---|---|
| GoodLabs | The cart you build. No renewal. | Only the tests you picked, drawn at a partner lab. |
| Function Health | About $365 a year in most states. | A large panel twice a year, plus clinician notes. |
| Superpower | About $199 a year. Higher in New York and New Jersey. | One 100-plus panel for the year. |
| Rythm | About $79 a month. | An at-home kit with 25-plus markers. You do not go to a draw site. |
I send people to a membership when they have told me they want the whole panel and they will read it. I do not send them there to recheck ferritin.
Who I do not send
Someone who wants the twice-a-year stack and another person’s notes. That is what Function is for. Pretending GoodLabs is the same product with a smaller bill is how people get disappointed.
Someone who will not sit for a venous draw. GoodLabs sends you to a lab site. A mail-in kit is a different errand, and I say so.
Someone who needs the insurer billed. This checkout is cash. I do not dress that up.
Someone who wants me, or a website, to tell them what a high number means. Take the report to a clinician who knows you. Nothing on this page is medical advice, and UseGoodLabs is not a clinic.
Questions people bring to this review
Is GoodLabs a subscription?
No. GoodLabs bills the order in front of you. There is no yearly membership to keep the account open.
Where is the blood drawn?
At a Quest, LabCorp, or BioReference site, whichever the booking screen offers for your ZIP. It is a standard venous draw, not a mail-in finger stick.
What does code JO20OCT do?
JO20OCT takes 20% off a first paid order when you enter it at checkout. Confirm the discount line before you pay. This page was updated October 3, 2026.
How much does GoodLabs cost in October 2026?
List examples: Comprehensive men’s $195, Comprehensive women’s $185, Heart Health $55, Iron Status $60, CBC $4, CMP $5, ferritin $9, TSH $5. JO20OCT is 20% off those prices on a first paid order. The checkout total is the price that counts.
Is UseGoodLabs the official GoodLabs website?
No. UseGoodLabs is an independent review. Orders are placed on goodlabs.com. If you order through a link on this page, the site may earn a commission and you do not pay extra.
Is this medical advice?
No. UseGoodLabs does not practice medicine. If a result worries you, take it to a clinician who knows your history.
What if JO20OCT does not change the total?
Check the spelling JO20OCT, whether the account already used a first-order offer, and whether another code is sitting in the field. Read the order summary again before you pay.
If you were the person who texted me
I would tell you to open an account, bring in the labs you already have, and order the one question you came with. If that first cart is paid, JO20OCT is 20% off. Confirm the line. Then go to the draw and leave the membership ads alone.
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