Testing
Please bring any test results or other documentation you have with you to your visit. Dr. Lindner
cannot order any tests prior to your initial visit since a doctor-patient relationship has not been
established. Local patients should arrange an initial consultation with Dr. Lindner. He will order
the appropriate tests which are usually covered by insurance. The results can be discussed in
a second visit. Long distance patients may prefer to have results available at the first
consultation. Links for self-ordering the usual blood and saliva tests can be found below. If the
tests are not done in advance, Dr. Lindner will order the tests at the initial visit and the results
can be discussed by phone when available. Tests ordered by Dr. Lindner are generally covered
by private insurance, unless the patient is in an HMO, where tests can only be ordered by
certain doctors. Medicare has notified Dr. Lindner that after Jan. 2011, they will not pay for tests
ordered by non-participating physicians. This means that Medicare patients will need to get a
participating physician to order their tests, or they will need to self-order and pay for their tests.
Getting your personal physician to order the blood tests can be difficult. The physician will often
not want to order the tests because he does not understand their purpose. Even if he agrees to
order the tests, he will often not order all of them or will order them incorrectly. If your doctor is
willing to order the 4-collection saliva cortisol profile from LabCorp, you'll have to get LabCorp's
4-tube salivary testing kit #38330G from the local LabCorp patient center.
These are the typical initial blood tests that Dr. Lindner will order--based on signs and
symptoms:
Men:
Total Testosterone 84403
Free Testosterone 84402
DHEAS 82627
TSH 84443
Free T3 84481
Free T4 84439
CBC automated 85025
PSA 84153 (if not recent)
Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy 82306
If you are a menstruating woman, estradiol and progesterone tests are not necessary as both
hormone levels can change drastically from cycle to cycle and within each cycle.
Blood Testing
To purchase the blood tests yourself without a doctor's order, go online to HealthcheckUSA or
call them at (800-929-2044). (Unfortunately, residents of NY and NJ cannot self-order blood or
saliva testing.) There are test panels that are much cheaper than ordering the tests individually:
Men: Roby Institute Male Series Option A $195 and a complete blood count $40
Women: Roby Institute Female Series Option A $195 and Ferritin test: $40
(Menstruating women should do the test on day 3 to 8 of menstrual cycle.)
If you want to order a comprehensive health test you can order the Roby Institute Series Option
B test for men or women. It costs $265 and adds: C-reactive protein, Homocysteine, CBC, Lipid
Panel, Total Metabolic Panel, and IGF-1 (Somatomedin C), a test of growth hormone
production. Women will still need to add the ferritin test. You can add the Vitamin D test also if
you wish.
HealthcheckUSA will send you a lab request via the mail. You'll take the request to the nearest
LabCorp site to have the blood drawn. You'll receive the results within 72hrs online and via
regular mail. (Self-ordering any tests is not possible for residents of NY and NJ).
If you need to order individual tests or tests that are not available at HealthcheckUSA, try
PrivateMDLabs or DirectLabs or PrepaidLab. Only PrepaidLab offers Labcorp's 4-collection
saliva cortisol profile for $275. You can look at all of them to see which has the best deal on the
labs you want. All these services work with LabCorp.
Members of Life Extension Foundation can order these tests with a comprehensive blood
chemistry panel including cholesterol levels:
Men: Life Extension Male Weight Loss Panel ($324).
Women: Life Extension Female Weight Loss panel ($324) plus ferritin $28.
(Menstruating women should do the test on day 20 to 21 of menstrual cycle.)
Saliva Cortisol Profile (CPT 82533 x4, or 502124)
This test is necessary for anyone who suffers from any of the following: chronic fatigue,
widespread pain, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, recurrent nausea, insomnia, or low blood
pressure. After your initial consultation, Dr. Lindner can order a saliva cortisol profile to be done
at Labcorp or another lab, and this will be covered by most insurance policies. To get the test
prior to an appointment, Dr. Lindner recommends that you go to PrepaidLab and purchase
Labcorp's excellent 4-collection saliva cortisol profile for $275. It includes a kit with instructions.
For just $138 you can order ZRT's saliva cortisol profile. You'll only need to collect 2 mls of
saliva per tube. Saliva cortisol testing can be done at any time during your cycle. Do not do a
saliva cortisol profile if you've been using any hydrocortisone cream on your skin in the last 2
months as the results will be abnormally high. Collect the four specimens at the following
points during a relatively low-stress day like a day-off or a Sunday: 30 mins. after awakening,
right before lunch, right before dinner, and right before bedtime.
Please bring any test results or other documentation you have with you to your visit. Dr. Lindner
cannot order any tests prior to your initial visit since a doctor-patient relationship has not been
established. Local patients should arrange an initial consultation with Dr. Lindner. He will order
the appropriate tests which are usually covered by insurance. The results can be discussed in
a second visit. Long distance patients may prefer to have results available at the first
consultation. Links for self-ordering the usual blood and saliva tests can be found below. If the
tests are not done in advance, Dr. Lindner will order the tests at the initial visit and the results
can be discussed by phone when available. Tests ordered by Dr. Lindner are generally covered
by private insurance, unless the patient is in an HMO, where tests can only be ordered by
certain doctors. Medicare has notified Dr. Lindner that after Jan. 2011, they will not pay for tests
ordered by non-participating physicians. This means that Medicare patients will need to get a
participating physician to order their tests, or they will need to self-order and pay for their tests.
Getting your personal physician to order the blood tests can be difficult. The physician will often
not want to order the tests because he does not understand their purpose. Even if he agrees to
order the tests, he will often not order all of them or will order them incorrectly. If your doctor is
willing to order the 4-collection saliva cortisol profile from LabCorp, you'll have to get LabCorp's
4-tube salivary testing kit #38330G from the local LabCorp patient center.
These are the typical initial blood tests that Dr. Lindner will order--based on signs and
symptoms:
Men:
Total Testosterone 84403
Free Testosterone 84402
DHEAS 82627
TSH 84443
Free T3 84481
Free T4 84439
CBC automated 85025
PSA 84153 (if not recent)
Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy 82306
If you are a menstruating woman, estradiol and progesterone tests are not necessary as both
hormone levels can change drastically from cycle to cycle and within each cycle.
Blood Testing
To purchase the blood tests yourself without a doctor's order, go online to HealthcheckUSA or
call them at (800-929-2044). (Unfortunately, residents of NY and NJ cannot self-order blood or
saliva testing.) There are test panels that are much cheaper than ordering the tests individually:
Men: Roby Institute Male Series Option A $195 and a complete blood count $40
Women: Roby Institute Female Series Option A $195 and Ferritin test: $40
(Menstruating women should do the test on day 3 to 8 of menstrual cycle.)
If you want to order a comprehensive health test you can order the Roby Institute Series Option
B test for men or women. It costs $265 and adds: C-reactive protein, Homocysteine, CBC, Lipid
Panel, Total Metabolic Panel, and IGF-1 (Somatomedin C), a test of growth hormone
production. Women will still need to add the ferritin test. You can add the Vitamin D test also if
you wish.
HealthcheckUSA will send you a lab request via the mail. You'll take the request to the nearest
LabCorp site to have the blood drawn. You'll receive the results within 72hrs online and via
regular mail. (Self-ordering any tests is not possible for residents of NY and NJ).
If you need to order individual tests or tests that are not available at HealthcheckUSA, try
PrivateMDLabs or DirectLabs or PrepaidLab. Only PrepaidLab offers Labcorp's 4-collection
saliva cortisol profile for $275. You can look at all of them to see which has the best deal on the
labs you want. All these services work with LabCorp.
Members of Life Extension Foundation can order these tests with a comprehensive blood
chemistry panel including cholesterol levels:
Men: Life Extension Male Weight Loss Panel ($324).
Women: Life Extension Female Weight Loss panel ($324) plus ferritin $28.
(Menstruating women should do the test on day 20 to 21 of menstrual cycle.)
Saliva Cortisol Profile (CPT 82533 x4, or 502124)
This test is necessary for anyone who suffers from any of the following: chronic fatigue,
widespread pain, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, recurrent nausea, insomnia, or low blood
pressure. After your initial consultation, Dr. Lindner can order a saliva cortisol profile to be done
at Labcorp or another lab, and this will be covered by most insurance policies. To get the test
prior to an appointment, Dr. Lindner recommends that you go to PrepaidLab and purchase
Labcorp's excellent 4-collection saliva cortisol profile for $275. It includes a kit with instructions.
For just $138 you can order ZRT's saliva cortisol profile. You'll only need to collect 2 mls of
saliva per tube. Saliva cortisol testing can be done at any time during your cycle. Do not do a
saliva cortisol profile if you've been using any hydrocortisone cream on your skin in the last 2
months as the results will be abnormally high. Collect the four specimens at the following
points during a relatively low-stress day like a day-off or a Sunday: 30 mins. after awakening,
right before lunch, right before dinner, and right before bedtime.
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Women:
estradiol 82670
Total Testosterone 84403
Free Testosterone 84402
DHEAS 82627
TSH 84443
Free T3 84481
Free T4 84439
Ferritin 82728
Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy 82306
estradiol 82670
Total Testosterone 84403
Free Testosterone 84402
DHEAS 82627
TSH 84443
Free T3 84481
Free T4 84439
Ferritin 82728
Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy 82306