Request A Test Review 2026: Prices, Fees and States

Request A Test is an online store for blood tests. You pick a test, pay, print an order and give the sample at a Labcorp or Quest patient service center (a walk-in lab location). Below: what it costs, how it compares with the labs' own stores, who reviews results, which states it skips, and who it suits. The scorecard is on our Request A Test review page, and every service is ranked on the best blood tests page.

What Request A Test costs

The store shows a price for each lab on the same test page, so you can choose the cheaper one. Prices below come from its own pages, read October 31, 2026. Its site blocks automated readers, so we could not re-read it on the day we wrote this page. Check the live page before you pay.

The total for each panel is the list price plus the fee, which is our arithmetic. The fee is charged once per order, not once per test, so adding tests to the same order spreads it. That is one thing the store does well for people who want several results at once.

Request A Test against the lab stores

Because Request A Test shows two lab prices, it helps to see where it sits among stores that sell the same tests. This table uses its Labcorp prices for seven common tests.

The Quest and Labcorp columns are the labs' own store prices from our October 31 read, and the totals are our arithmetic with each store's fee added (Quest adds a physician fee to every order, and Labcorp showed none). Request A Test comes in under both labs' own stores on most of these tests. Discount stores such as Ulta Lab Tests and Marek Diagnostics are lower still on basics, and our blood test cost without insurance guide lays out every store side by side.

Who orders and who reads the results

Request A Test says a physician approves your order and that results are reviewed by a physician before you get them. Its how-it-works page describes the physician as licensed in your state (how it works). You do not need to see a doctor first, and you do not need insurance: every order is self-pay.

The lab that runs the sample is Labcorp or Quest, whichever you picked. Both are large CLIA-certified labs (CLIA is the federal rule set for lab quality), and you can look up any lab on the CMS QCOR CLIA lookup. Our own check found no statement on talking to a clinician about your results, so plan to take them to your own doctor. This site never interprets a result, and the store's physician review is not a personal consultation.

Results, refunds and payment

• Results: the store says results are not emailed. You get them through its portal, or by mail or fax, in line with its HIPAA privacy statement (FAQ).
• Orders last a year: an order is valid for 12 months, so you can buy now and give the sample later.
• Refunds: you can cancel an order not yet redeemed within 90 days, less the service fee.
• Payment: it takes major cards and an HSA (health savings account) card. Our HSA and FSA guide covers every service.

Which states it skips

Request A Test says it does not sell to New York, New Jersey or Rhode Island for Labcorp orders. For Quest orders it adds Arizona to that list (locations page). Those states restrict or complicate buying lab tests without a doctor, which our state guide and guide to ordering your own blood test explain. In Arizona you can still use the Labcorp price.

Pros and cons

Our verdict

Request A Test suits people who know which tests they want and like choosing between Labcorp and Quest on price. For a basic set of tests it costs less than either lab's own store, and the physician review is a plus. It is a good fit for several tests in one order, where the fee is spread. For a general comparison of the two labs, see Quest vs Labcorp OnDemand, and for the full ranking use our price page.