Mein Direktlabor Bremen

No. Mein Direktlabor is aimed at self-payers and private patients and lets you order laboratory tests without a doctor referral. You book an appointment online and have your blood drawn on site.

Options range from general health check profiles and blood counts to vitamin D, nutrient status, hormones and HIV screening. The site behind it, Medizinisches Labor Bremen, runs a large catalogue of procedures across its clinical laboratory departments.

Yes, anonymous testing is offered, but only against cash payment. For non-anonymous appointments you bring your ID card, and blood draws are done for people aged 16 and up.

Results are available through an online portal (Befundabruf), often the same day. The blood draw itself is charged separately from the test analysis (around 4.20 euros plus outlay), and an optional short physician consultation can be added. Individual test prices depend on the panel you choose.