Check Out Our Low Price Lab Options!

Belinda McCormick • December 4, 2017

Happy Holidays from Spero Wellness Clinic!


As the end of the year approaches, we at Spero Wellness Clinic want to remind you about our low cost, direct to public lab test options. As a direct pay clinic, we are able to offer labs at lower prices than other labs around town, making us a great option for people with high deductible insurances or with FSA dollars that need to be used by the end of the year. Below you’ll find a list of some of our most common labs and pricing.


You do not need to be patients at Spero Wellness Clinic to access our lab, as long as you sign a waiver stating you are aware we are providing lab services only and not interpretation. We will send results directly to you or your provider (or both, if requested).


This is a cash based service, meaning people pay for lab tests at the time of service with either cash, check, credit card or FSA/HSA card. There are tests that, if positive, will reflex to further testing (for example, if an anti-nuclear antibody, a.k.a. ANA is positive, then there is an automatic reflex to add the pattern type). In this case, there will be an additional fee for the pattern type which will be billed after the reflex test results come back. We will try to make every effort to warn patients when this is a possibility, and to give them an idea of what that extra expense may be. To facilitate ease in billing, we will ask patients who are having tests with a possible “reflux” component to give us a credit card to have on file.


If you receive your results and would like a phone or portal interpretation of those results, Dr. Gering is willing to provide this service at a special discounted rate of $40 per 15 min block. Unless very complex, most lab interpretation should take 15 minutes or less. Her typical rate is $75/15 min so this is a great deal!


We feel that there is a huge unmet need for affordable patient directed labs in the community, and feel privileged to be able to provide these services often at 1/3 to 1/4 the cost of most labs in this region.


Please feel free to compare our prices to other local lab fees, including direct patient lab services in our area or near the Twin Cities. We think you will be very pleased!


Please call our offices at 715-861-2300 to schedule! We are grateful for the opportunity to serve this community and we appreciate your continued support!


Thank you,
Kristie Gering, MD and the Spero Wellness Team

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