Getting Your Labs Drawn

First, watch for an email from Evexia asking you to pay for the labs. This part matters: your order isn't fully submitted until it's paid for. Evexia emails love to hide in spam, so check that folder if you don't see it.

If you haven't scheduled your appointment to review the results yet, please do that now. Those slots fill up fast!

A quick note on refunds. You can refund your labs (there's a $15 fee) within 30 days. After that the refund window closes, but you have forever to actually get the labs completed. No rush on the draw itself.

Two things to get right before you go in.

Fasting

Your labs need to be drawn after at least 8 hours fasted. So plan your draw for the morning, or after a long enough stretch without food. Plain water is fine, but no coffee (not even black) during your fast. Just water.

Biotin

Avoid taking biotin within 3 days of your draw. Biotin can throw off certain results, so give it a full 3-day gap.

Timing

A heads up on timing: results typically come back in 2 to 3 days. If certain tests flag positive, it can take up to 7 days. Totally normal either way.

You've got three ways to get your blood drawn: at a Labcorp lab, at home with a mobile phlebotomist, or at a North Memorial Health Clinic if you qualify. Whichever you pick, I'd recommend setting up your draw appointment before your initial visit so we have results ready to talk through.

Here's the breakdown of each.

Option 1: At the Lab (Labcorp)

This is the most common route. The standard draw fee is $8, and most patients are in and out in 10 to 30 minutes.

Schedule online here: labcorp.com/patients/labs-and-appointments

When you book, please select "routine labwork."

The scheduler shows the draw sites nearest you. Two reliable ones are the Labcorp inside Walgreens at 3700 Silver Lake Rd NE, St. Anthony, MN 55421 and the one at 402 County Rd D West, St. Paul, MN 55112 — patients have reported especially good luck at the St. Paul location. Wherever you go, the scheduling link above will confirm it does blood draws and has openings.

Option 2: At-Home Draw ($70 to $100)

Prefer not to leave the house? A phlebotomist can come to you. Expect a higher draw fee here, usually in the $70 to $100 range depending on location.

Preferred: Getlabs. Schedule online at getlabs.com. Cost runs around $100 depending on where you are. Your lab order (the requisition) lives in your Evexia account, and I can pull it for you too if you need it.

Backup: Trinity Care Mobile Draw. If Getlabs doesn't have availability in your area, Trinity Care is the next option. The flat draw fee is around $100 and varies by location. Print your requisition from Evexia and have it ready for the phlebotomist. You can schedule your Trinity Care draw here.

Option 3: North Memorial Health Clinic

This option is only for patients who've been seen by a North Memorial provider within the last 3 years. If that's you, you can use any North Memorial Health Clinic location. The Robbinsdale hospital can work too, but only as a walk-in.

Here's how to do it at a clinic:

1. Call the North Memorial Health Clinic you want and make an appointment. Tell them you have an "Outside Lab Order" to get drawn.
2. Bring a printed copy of your lab order. It's the requisition inside Evexia, where you paid.
3. They may have you fill out intake paperwork plus a short form stating you won't be using insurance. It doesn't take long.
4. Your blood gets drawn and sent to LabCorp, and results come back to our office.
5. There may be a venipuncture (blood draw) fee of $8.

Heads up on billing: one patient later received a bill for around $250. When they called North Memorial, they were told it was a system error and to disregard it. If that happens to you, give them a quick call, it should be a no-charge correction.

This process is still fairly new to us, so call me with any questions and we'll sort it out together.

Elk River location: 800 Freeport Ave #100, Elk River, MN 55330

You'll be able to see your results just as soon as I do, through either of these two ways:

1. Your Evexia account (the same one you paid through).
2. Your existing Labcorp account, or a new one you create.

One thing you'll notice: if a value says "WILL FOLLOW" next to it, that just means the result is still pending and will show up a little later. Nothing to worry about. All results land within 7 business days, and often sooner.

Initial appointments tend to book out a ways. So while you're waiting, you have the option to request a recorded video report of findings. This isn't a Zoom meeting, it's a video you can rewatch as many times as you like, where I walk through recommended dietary changes, supplements, and helpful next steps.

Pricing depends on length, but 99% of the time it's 30 minutes for $156. I'll send a payment link after I record it and before the video goes out to you.

If this sounds helpful, reach out to me as soon as your results are available and I'll get it queued up.