How much does a blood test cost in 2026?

Two routes: through your GP or arranging it yourself

The best-known route runs through the GP. They assess your complaints, request targeted blood tests and the laboratory bills your health insurer. That feels free, but it often is not.

In the Netherlands, laboratory testing counts towards the compulsory excess of your health insurance. If you have not used up your excess this year, you will still see the laboratory costs on your insurance statement months later. How much that is, you usually do not know in advance: it depends on the number of tests and the rates the laboratory charges.

This route also requires an appointment with the GP, who assesses whether the testing is medically necessary. For preventive questions without a clear complaint, blood testing through the GP is by no means always requested.

The second route is paying yourself, without a referral. You choose which values you want measured, pay a fixed price upfront and your excess remains untouched.

This route is not there to replace the GP. If you have medical complaints, your GP is and remains your first point of contact. Testing on your own initiative mainly suits preventive insight, tracking a value over time, or questions you do not want or need to see your GP about straight away.

What determines the price of a blood test?

Two factors are decisive:

• The number of tests. Every extra value the laboratory measures costs analysis time and materials.
• The type of test. Routine values such as glucose or iron are relatively inexpensive, because laboratories run them in large volumes. More specialised work, such as hormone tests or vitamins requiring a labour-intensive analysis technique, costs more.

On top of that come the costs of the blood draw itself and, with a provider such as Bloodworks, the review of your results by a doctor and the report you receive.

When comparing providers, always check whether the quoted price includes the draw and the interpretation; a bare laboratory price looks cheaper, but is not complete.

How much does an individual test cost?

At Bloodworks, individual tests start at €49 all-in, for example for glucose, iron or potassium. All-in means literally everything included: the blood draw at a collection point, the laboratory analysis, the review by a doctor and your personal PDF report.

A few popular examples:

You pay upfront and nothing is added later.

How much does a package cost?

If you want to know several values at once, a package is almost always cheaper than adding up individual tests. Bloodworks packages range from €49 to €399. At the entry level sits the Blood Count package at €49, a broad first impression of your blood. Then come targeted theme packages:

• Kidney Function at €69
• Thyroid Function at €69
• Iron Panel at €69
• Extended Heart and Blood Vessels at €79
• Hormones Female or Hormones Male at €159
• Fatigue & Sleep at €189

For those who want a broad overall picture, there are the large all-in packages:

• Bloodworks Plus at €299
• Bloodworks Sport at €349
• Bloodworks Weightloss at €349
• Bloodworks Premium at €399

With these packages, blood draw costs are always included. Which package makes sense depends on your question: a targeted check calls for a theme package, a general health check for one of the larger packages.

Blood draw costs: how it works

The blood draw itself costs money: the collection point, the member of staff who takes your blood, the tubes and the transport to the laboratory. At Bloodworks it works like this:

• Individual tests always show an all-in price, so the draw is already included.
• Theme packages carry a one-off €29 blood draw fee, which is waived on orders from €225.
• The large packages Plus, Premium, Sport and Weightloss are priced all-in.

You also pay the draw fee only once per visit, even if you combine several tests in the same draw.

No subscription, no hidden costs

With some self-test providers you pay a membership fee, or extra costs appear when you want your results explained. Not at Bloodworks. You pay the price shown with the test once, and that covers everything: draw, analysis, doctor review and report.

There is no subscription, no renewal and no paywall in front of your own results. If you want to measure again later, you simply order again, only when you choose to.

What do you get for that amount?

A blood test at Bloodworks includes more than the laboratory analysis alone. This is what happens:

1. 1You choose your test online, without a referral.
2. 2You have your blood drawn at one of over 750 affiliated collection points across the Netherlands, at a time that suits you.
3. 3A certified medical laboratory analyses your blood.
4. 4A doctor reviews your results.
5. 5You receive a clear personal PDF report with an explanation per value, typically within 2 to 5 working days.

If a value is abnormal, you read what that can mean and when contacting your GP is sensible. Your report also remains available, so you can compare a later measurement with your earlier values.

In short: through the GP you often pay indirectly via your insurance excess, without a referral you pay a fixed, transparent price upfront. At Bloodworks that starts at €49 for an individual test or a Blood Count package, with packages up to €399 for those who want a complete picture.

If you are torn between an individual test and a package, start from your question: wanting to know one specific value argues for an individual test, a broader picture for a package. That way you choose consciously, with no surprises afterwards.