Blood tests
Short answer
You can order an IGF-1 test yourself online for $75 at Walk-In Lab (plus a $6 physician fee) or $132 at Personalabs (doctor's order included) - no doctor visit needed except in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Hawaii, where a clinician must order it.
Measures IGF-1, a hormone in your blood that controls growth. Doctors use it to look for problems with growth hormone. Source: MedlinePlus
No special preparation is needed. It is a regular blood draw from a vein in your arm.
Order online, then give your sample at a Labcorp or Quest location. Also sells mail-in home test kits.
Cannot be ordered online in Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
Order online, then give your sample at a Labcorp location. The doctor's order is included in the price.
Cannot be ordered online in Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
An IGF-1 test costs $75 at Walk-In Lab (adds a $6 physician fee per order) or $132 at Personalabs (doctor's order included). Prices checked September 25, 2026.
No special preparation is needed. It is a regular blood draw from a vein in your arm.
In most states, yes. New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Hawaii require a clinician's order, and Maryland allows it with limits.