🧱 Base Lab Panel

For everyone · Marek pre-built panel · $225.00 with code CAMERON $250.00

A step up from Essential — metabolic, hormone status, lipids, liver and kidney together.

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Built by Marek’s clinical team, with the draw fee already included. No doctor's visit, drawn at any Quest location in the US, results by email in about two weeks. Code CAMERON applies automatically.

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Why this panel

Broader organ coverage than the Essential panel, still one product and one price.

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⏰ When to get it drawnFast 9–12 hours, morning.

What this panel covers

Metabolic
Hormone status
Lipids
Liver
Kidney
✓ How to read the resultsA broad panel with no complaint attached needs a reading order, or it just produces anxiety about whichever number happens to sit outside a range. Look at these first: fasting glucose and HbA1c together (metabolic drift starts here and starts early), ALT (the commonest abnormal result on any broad panel, and usually fatty liver rather than damage), eGFR read against your muscle mass — creatinine is a muscle breakdown product, so a lifter or anyone on creatine will look worse than they are. Then hormones. One value just outside a range on a panel this size is expected, not a finding; the question is always whether two or three related numbers moved together.

Free marker breakdowns

These explainers are free: what each one measures, the optimal range rather than just the lab range, and what actually moves it.

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Frequently asked questions

What blood tests are in the Base Lab Panel panel?

A pre-built panel from Marek Diagnostics' clinical team covering: Metabolic, Hormone status, Lipids, Liver, Kidney. The draw fee is included in the price.

How much does the Base Lab Panel panel cost?

$250.00 before discount, $225.00 with code CAMERON applied automatically. The draw fee is already included in this panel. Ordered through Marek Diagnostics and drawn at any Quest Diagnostics location in the US.

Do I need a doctor's order for these tests?

No. These are ordered direct-to-consumer through Marek Diagnostics — you order online, walk into a Quest location, and results are emailed to you in about two weeks. No physician visit or insurance required. Not available in NY, NJ or RI.

When should I get the Base Lab Panel panel drawn?

Fast 9–12 hours, morning.

How do I interpret Base Lab Panel results?

A broad panel with no complaint attached needs a reading order, or it just produces anxiety about whichever number happens to sit outside a range. Look at these first: fasting glucose and HbA1c together (metabolic drift starts here and starts early), ALT (the commonest abnormal result on any broad panel, and usually fatty liver rather than damage), eGFR read against your muscle mass — creatinine is a muscle breakdown product, so a lifter or anyone on creatine will look worse than they are. Then hormones. One value just outside a range on a panel this size is expected, not a finding; the question is always whether two or three related numbers moved together.

Important: This page is education only, not medical advice and not a diagnosis. A panel is a starting point for a conversation with a clinician, not a substitute for one. Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay — always compare against the range printed on your own report.