Explore tests
What can a test tell you and how can you use the result? Consider its purpose and limits before deciding.
Tell your physician what you hope to learn and how you have been feeling. A test name alone cannot tell you whether you need it. The same tests are not recommended for everyone.
Understand your health
Compare what different samples and methods, including blood, urine and stool tests, can measure.
- Health checkups A and B2 checkup options, with or without a blood test
- Tests for ageing and general healthUsing test results to plan your future care
- Biomedical testsCompare tests for the gut microbiome, metabolism and other areas
- Consultations about hormone and menopause-related testsStart with an assessment of changes in your health
Individual tests
Find out what each test can and cannot tell you and how you will receive the results.
Test fees
The following test fees include tax.
- Blood vitamin D
- ¥5,500 (including tax)
- Blood zinc
- ¥3,410 (including tax)
- Vascular age measurement (accelerated pulse wave)
- ¥4,620 (including tax)
- Cologic
- ¥22,000 (including tax)
Fees for consultations and explanations of results vary by test. The CancerGuard® test fee includes the blood draw and results explanation. With the ¥5,500 consultation fee including tax, the total is ¥223,300 including tax. Ask separately about diagnostic follow-up costs if needed. For other tests, confirm the individual test fee and the total including additional costs. Discuss whether testing is needed with the physician based on your goals and condition.
Test results and next steps
When choosing a test, ask how results will be explained and what follow-up may be needed.
Receiving a number and understanding what it means are separate steps.
Before the test
What do you want to find out? What could the result change? What will it involve and cost?
- What was measured
What was tested, using which sample and method
- Reference criteria
The reference range and any differences from the conditions of a previous test
- What it means for your care
How to interpret it alongside your symptoms and examination
What to consider after receiving an explanation
- Review your lifestyle
- Review your progress
- Discuss any care you may need
Next steps vary according to the test and your symptoms. Hear the physician's explanation before drawing conclusions about diagnosis or the need for treatment from a single result.
Background information before testing
Read about precautions for interpreting food-specific IgG tests. The page does not provide a way to request the test.
Read about food-specific IgG testingDiscussing a test
Tell us what concerns you even if you have not decided on a treatment. Information about internal medicine and endoscopy is available on the insured care website.