Request A Test alternative for custom lab panels.Get the report after the draw.
Marketplace-style ordering, Vitals Vault interpretation.
Order labs online and get a Vitals Vault report that helps you understand what changed and what to discuss next.
Use Vitals Vault when you want custom lab ordering plus a 90-page Functional Health Report, past lab uploads, trend views, action plans, and PocketMD chat.
No sensitive health assumptions are made from your click. You can pick individual tests, start with Essential ($99 for 120 lab tests), choose Advanced ($199 for 140), choose Max ($399 for 160), or build fully custom.
Pick the right panel.
Then get the answers.
À la carte lab shopping
Flexible, but self-directed
PDF or portal results
Usually standard ranges
Interpretation is separate
You decide what to do next
Cart total varies
Each test priced individually
Past labs stay fragmented
Usually not trend-aware
Best for single-test orders
Lean transactional checkout
Order labs à la carte
Individual tests from $14.99
Build your own panel
Add tests one by one, no minimum cart structure
Or skip the build with complete panels
120 for $99 · 140 for $199 · 160 for $399
90-page Functional Health Report
Ranges, ratios, trends, and context
Past lab uploads
Bring prior marketplace PDFs
Action plan + PocketMD chat
Supplements, nutrition, sleep, retest
The verdict: Request A Test can order labs. Vitals Vault helps you use the results.
Other marketplaces end at the blood draw.Vitals Vault begins there.
Same Quest network. Same à la carte freedom. The difference is whether your results stay as PDFs in your inbox — or become a dashboard, a timeline, and a plan.
Request A Test
Request A Test-style marketplaces focus on the transaction. Vitals Vault keeps online ordering while adding reporting, trends, and guidance after results come back.
VitalsVaultSame Quest network. Individual tests from $14.99 — often cheaper than the marketplace floor on common labs. Or one-and-done panels: 120 tests for $99 · 140 for $199 · 160 for $399. Every order plugs into a 90-page Functional Health Report, lab test timeline, past-PDF uploads, and PocketMD chat — so the result becomes a decision, not another file.
Same gold-standard outcome. Your data. Your privacy. Always.
The flexibility of a lab marketplace. The intelligence of a health platform.
Use Vitals Vault the way you would use JasonHealth, Ulta Lab Tests, or OwnYourLabs: search for specific labs, build your own panel, and order individual tests starting at $14.99.
Or skip the guesswork and start with a complete baseline: 120 lab tests for $99, 140 for $199, or 160 for $399.
The difference is what happens after the blood draw. Vitals Vault turns your results into a connected health experience with a 90-page functional report, longitudinal timeline, uploads, action plan, and PocketMD chat to help you understand your numbers and decide what to do next.
Evidence-backed
Clinically informed panels and ranges.
Private & secure
Your data is encrypted and never shared.
Actionable
Clear next steps, not just numbers.
Two ways to order. One better results experience.
Build exactly what you came to buy
Start from an empty cart and add individual tests or curated panels.
Skip the guesswork with a proven baseline
Choose Essential, Advanced, or Max when you want a strong default fast.
90-page report + trends + uploads + action plan + PocketMD
Feature-by-feature comparison
Vitals Vault vs Request A Test and DIY Lab Carts
See the difference between buying isolated tests and getting a complete testing, reporting, and action-planning experience.
Typical comparable spend
$399 one-time bundleVaries by DIY cartSubscription
NoNoLab network
Participating Quest Diagnostics locationsQuest / LabCorp mixUnique lab tests (bundled tiers)
160You assemble ad hocPanel guidance
Most complete fixed panelMostly self-serve catalogResults experience
Dashboard + reports + timelinesPDF + basic portalFunctional health report
90-page reportNot includedRanges & ratios
Functional + standard + ratiosStandard lab ranges onlyAction plan
Clinician-aligned roadmapUsually separateAI assistant
IncludedNoneAdd-on catalog depth
1,000+ available testsHundreds → ~1,000+Past lab uploads
Upload, extract, timelineUsually static storageHSA/FSA
Eligible in many casesVaries by merchantBest for
Maximum fixed-panel depthÀ la carte shoppers
A PDF shows values. Vitals Vault shows movement.
Use a proven panel or build fully custom, then track lab test movement over time with standard ranges, functional ranges, calculated ratios, downloadable reports, and guidance you can discuss with a clinician.
What the marketplace cannot show you
Your labs should remember what changed between draws.
Marketplaces give you disconnected PDFs. Vitals Vault connects each result to the protocols, supplements, medications, training blocks, nutrition changes, symptoms, uploads, and retests that happened in between.
- 1
Context
Attach protocols, symptoms, uploads, and lifestyle notes to the exact lab test they may affect.
- 2
Response
Review whether the next draw improved, stalled, overcorrected, or exposed a different bottleneck.
- 3
Decision
Turn the retest into a concrete next step instead of another file to interpret alone.
Ferritin timeline with program context
See how protocols, notes, symptoms, and retests become one longitudinal view
Week 1
Iron +
cofactors
Week 6
Training
reduced
Week 12
Sleep
improved
Week 18
Symptoms
down
Week 24
Retest
drawn
Week 0
The miss
Ferritin 28 ng/mL
Your marketplace cart calls 28 "in range." But low-normal ferritin still drives fatigue, slower recovery, heavier cycles, and thinning hair — symptoms standard ranges miss.
Week 1
The plan
Iron + cofactors plan
Dose, timing, B12, folate, vitamin C, and food pairing attach to your ferritin — not a separate note. A protocol you can follow, not a number to Google.
Weeks 1 – 24
The why
Sleep, training, symptoms
When the line moves, you'll know whether it was the dose, the rest week, the lighter cycle, or all three. Marketplaces give you a number with no story.
Week 24
The win
Ferritin 72 ng/mL
And you know exactly why. Interpreted against your CBC, iron saturation, inflammation, and symptoms — so the result counts as evidence, not just another value.
Next 12 weeks
The next call
Maintain · investigate · retest
Hold the dose, look at absorption, check inflammation, or schedule the next draw — built from your timeline, not a guess on a single number. The part the marketplace never sold you.
Five reasons Request A Test shoppers switch after their first cart.
A direct-access marketplace can be useful when you know exactly which single test to buy. Vitals Vault is built for shoppers who want the lab order, report, trends, and next steps in one place.
Control without guesswork
Use a proven 120-, 140-, or 160-test panel when you want the best default, or build fully custom when you already know the exact tests you want.
Interpretation included
Standard ranges, functional ranges, ratios, trends, and plain-language guidance are part of the workflow.
Programs tied to lab movement
Track lab test changes alongside protocols, lifestyle changes, retests, and past uploads instead of guessing whether a program worked from scattered PDFs.
Dashboard lab ordering
Search panels, use categories and recommendations, add tests to cart, and run custom add-on or retest orders from the member dashboard.
No subscription required
Use one-time checkout for bundled panels and custom testing instead of committing to an annual program.
Same Quest network · No subscription · HSA/FSA eligible
WHEN REQUEST A TEST MAY MAKE SENSE
If you explicitly want the leanest single-marker transaction and do not need interpretation, Request A Test may be the simpler path.
But choose Vitals Vault when
Vitals Vault is stronger when you want proven bundles, marketplace-style custom ordering, member pricing, uploaded records, lab test timelines, downloadable reports, action plans, PocketMD, and repeatable lab testing.
Your lab PDF ends at the number. Your dashboard begins there.
A marketplace result tells you the value. Vitals Vault keeps the value, the context, and the next question in the same place — biological age, category scores, and the lab test drilldowns that turn one number into a system view.
Dashboard health context
Your dashboard turns completed labs into biological age, health-score summaries, category views, and lab-test-level drilldowns instead of leaving results trapped in a static portal.
39
Biological age
41
Actual age
−2
Years younger
Action plans that stay attached to results
The dashboard action plan is organized into Supplements, Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, and Retest, with recommendations tied back to your latest completed lab result and health profile.
- Category tabs keep recommendations scannable
- Retest ideas connect back to lab test findings
- Regeneration path when your health profile changes
Clinical Analysis
The report experience supports raw lab PDF downloads, Vitals Vault functional-report generation, abnormal-marker focus, and drawer details that connect findings to recommendations and retest checkpoints.
Raw + functional report access
Abnormal-marker prioritization
Recommendation and retest drawers
Functional health analysis
Lab results are normalized into lab test cards, category scores, standard ranges, functional ranges when available, and drilldowns that help users move from one result to a system-level view.
Health-score and category summaries
Lab-test-level detail pages
Standard + functional report paths
Labs & add-on testing
The protected Labs area gives members a Full Body Checkup flow, Explore All search, categories, recommended panels, mini-cart, checkout, and retest paths for abnormal or follow-up lab tests.
Search and categories
Find panels by concern, category, or test name
Recommended panels
Surface relevant add-ons and retests
Cart to checkout
Build the order inside the dashboard
Data & past labs in one place
Upload past lab PDFs, images, CSVs, or spreadsheets; review extracted values; and turn prior marketplace orders into searchable documents, lab test rows, and timeline data.
- Upload & organize – Store prior lab reports in your vault
- Extraction review – Map found tests before they enter your record
- Timeline view – Filter lab tests by source, date, category, or document
Protocols that match your goals
Protocols connect to PocketMD prompts and dashboard recommendations, so users can move from a lab finding into a structured plan instead of starting from a blank note.
- Create protocols from dashboard or chat prompts
- Keep protocol history accessible from the member app
- Use lab context to guide retest and habit priorities
AI Assistant
PocketMD is available as a persistent chat assistant with saved rooms, prompt deep links from protocols and lab tests, source cards, and full-page or floating-widget access.
- Saved chat history – Return to prior conversations
- Protocol prompts – Start a plan from the assistant
- Lab test sources – Reference cards inside answers
FAQ
Real questions, real answers
Answers to the questions DIY shoppers actually ask before their first cart.
Use a lab marketplace when you only need a transaction and already know the exact test. Use Vitals Vault when you want custom ordering plus interpretation: reports, ranges, ratios, trends, past-lab uploads, action guidance, and PocketMD chat.
Lab marketplaces are useful when you already know exactly which single test you want and you only need a transaction. Vitals Vault is built for the higher-value decision: choose Essential ($99 for 120 lab tests), Advanced ($199 for 140), Max ($399 for 160), or build fully custom from individual tests, then keep the results inside a dashboard with standard ranges, functional ranges, ratios, trends, and action guidance.
You get the ordering workflow plus the interpretation layer. Vitals Vault adds proven panel tiers, a fully custom BYOP path, a 90-page Functional Health Report, standard and functional ranges, calculated ratios, longitudinal trends, past-lab uploads, PocketMD, and action guidance that helps you decide what to discuss, retest, or add next.
It depends on the exact cart. Essential is $99 for 120 lab tests plus interpretation, dashboard views, ratios, and guidance; custom panels have a $99 minimum when you want to build a cart from scratch. A marketplace can be lean for a single test, but a multi-test DIY cart can become expensive quickly and usually still leaves interpretation outside the purchase.
That is where Build Your Own Panel matters. The builder asks about symptoms, goals, medications, family history, and prior results, then helps assemble a panel around plausible follow-up questions. You can still add individual tests, but the experience is guided instead of leaving you alone with a giant catalog.
Yes. You can build from individual tests without choosing Essential, Advanced, or Max. Those bundles are high-confidence starting points if you want a ready-made baseline; otherwise Build Your Own Panel lets you assemble the order directly and keep the results inside the same dashboard, reports, ratios, and trend views.
Yes. You can upload past lab PDFs from marketplaces, doctors, or other services. Vitals Vault can extract lab test values, organize them into your profile, and use them for trend views so your historical results do not stay scattered across old emails and portals.
The report is built from structured clinical rules, functional medicine references, lab test relationships, and your health profile. It is designed to make lab data easier to understand and discuss with a licensed clinician. Vitals Vault is not a replacement for your doctor, but it gives you a much stronger starting point than a raw PDF.
Still on the fence?
Start my $99 panelChoose a proven panel. Build fully custom. Keep the platform.
- Self-directed cart
- Each test priced separately
- PDF or basic portal
- Interpretation usually separate
- Past results stay scattered
VITALSVAULT- Essential, Advanced, Max
- Fully custom BYOP
- Upload extraction + timelines
- Reports, ratios, and ranges
- Action plans + PocketMD chat
Build your panel after comparing Request A Test.Keep the intelligence.
Start with Essential, Advanced, Max, or a fully custom order. Vitals Vault keeps marketplace-style flexibility while adding the report, timeline, action plan, and PocketMD chat after results come back.
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