How the price of a lab test is made up
A lab price has three parts: the analysis itself, an order fee and the blood draw. The two fees are charged once per order — no matter how many values you have tested.
Example: a single vitamin D test at A-Labs
- Vitamin D analysis
- CHF 41.30
- Order fee
- CHF 17.95
- Blood draw
- CHF 6.40
- Total incl. VAT
- CHF 65.60
63% analysis, 37% fees. For a single value the fees are a large part of the price — for several values they are charged only once. It pays to bundle the values you want into one order.
Amounts rounded to 5 centimes per line; the total is the provider’s calculated price.
Source: Published price A-Labs, as of August 2026
Fees differ from provider to provider
Order and draw fee combined, including VAT:
- A-LabsCHF 24.35
- VitalcheckCHF 24.35
- Labor RothenCHF 29.75
- drop in labCHF 35.00
- walk-in-laborCHF 35.00
If you need several values, you pay the fee only once — then it weighs less.
Source: Providers' published fees, as of August 2026
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The analysis list is a positive list
Basic insurance pays only for doctor-ordered analyses that are on the federal analysis list — and only under its conditions. A third of the positions carry a limitation stating when the analysis is covered.
Source: Swiss federal analysis list (BAG), edition 1 July 2026
Deductible and co-payment
Even when insurance pays: ordered analyses run through your deductible and co-payment. If you have not used up your deductible, you effectively carry the amount yourself.
For self-payers, the provider sets the price
Without an order you contract directly with the provider, at its published price. labfox shows these prices including order and draw fees — we make no further claim.