Mareck diagnostic is a scam

[mindgame1516]

I recently purchased bloodwork to get E2 checked through marek health diagnostic which is an online lab where you can order and buy different bloodwork panels. After a purchase it tells you to locate any Labcorp and show the requisition you got emailed.

So I went to Labcorp set an appt. They ask me where this lab is located when they saw the address. I said I’m not sure it was online. The lady informed me that a lot of these places charge so cheap is bc they don’t pay Labcorp and that Labcorp usually ends up eating the difference in the long run. She tried to put requisition through billing and it was denied. So I’m pretty pissed off right now

 

[buzzingonaas]

I’ve never experienced this before. And I’ve used marek exclusively for past 1.5 years, around 12-15 different orders

She said that marek didn’t pay labcorp? I would contact marek maybe it could have been a mistake on their end or some sort of delay?

 

[Trades]

no bro, marek is gtg. you just have an issue you need to work through with them. it's our healthcare system in general that's a scam.

if you think marek is a scam go ask your gatekeeping pcp how much schooling they had on endocrinology and how long ago was that

 

[NARIZON209]

Sorry to hear that. I have had nothing but excellent service from them.

 

[mindgame1516]

I called marek and he said they’ve been having problems due to a new state legislation. So he said he would issue a refund on my order. So hopefully it will be settled. The way the lady made it seem at Labcorp was that a lot of these online diagnostics place weren’t paying. But it might be more political. So I dunno, I was a little bummed out I ended up paying Labcorp $70 for an e2 test instead of $10.

Also how is it cheaper it 5x cheaper to go through a 3rd party place such as marek. When directly from Labcorp a test is $69 as opposed to mareks price which is $10

 

[mindgame1516]

That’s kind of like if Home Depot price for a price of lumbar is $70 that’s what they charge. But you can go through a 3rd party who says we’ll give you the same price of lumbar from Home Depot for $10. Pay us we’ll give you a form and we will deal with the rest

I’m not understanding how that even works

 

[jdubzzz44]

Some states have some hoops to jump through. I never had any issues where I live I use ulta labs and do bloodwork at quest

 

[Trades]

That’s kind of like if Home Depot price for a price of lumbar is $70 that’s what they charge. But you can go through a 3rd party who says we’ll give you the same price of lumbar from Home Depot for $10. Pay us we’ll give you a form and we will deal with the rest

I’m not understanding how that even works

ah yes the complexities of wholesale vs retail

 

[malfeasance]

Some states have some hoops to jump through. I never had any issues where I live I use ulta labs and do bloodwork at quest

I use Quest, too, because way cheaper than Labcorp

 

[trtbuilder]

I've used Marek multiples times in the past with no issue. Def not a scam.

 

[roofer22]

Sucks that happened to you. Just had labs pulled yesterday from them no problem.

 

[MindlessWork]

Try Privatemdlabs or Labsmd as had better luck with them.

 

[Ateam2023]

try "discounted labs" i believe they use quest

 

[MindlessWork]

Another thing that comes to mind is perhaps the rules in OP's state may have changed.

 

[mindgame1516]

Yeah appearently is some new crap with the state. Which is so lame

 

[zmurphy]

Labcorp and Quest could put these places out of business overnight if they dropped there prices to what the online places charge. If Marek charges $10 for a test then clearly it can be done for even less than that.

 

[Ghoul]

I called marek and he said they’ve been having problems due to a new state legislation. So he said he would issue a refund on my order. So hopefully it will be settled. The way the lady made it seem at Labcorp was that a lot of these online diagnostics place weren’t paying. But it might be more political. So I dunno, I was a little bummed out I ended up paying Labcorp $70 for an e2 test instead of $10.

Also how is it cheaper it 5x cheaper to go through a 3rd party place such as marek. When directly from Labcorp a test is $69 as opposed to mareks price which is $10

Same reason the "cash" price of a drug can be $900, but suddenly with a free GoodRx card it's $25 and there's enough profit in there for the pharmacy AND GoodRx to get a piece.

 

[Avies48]

That’s kind of like if Home Depot price for a price of lumbar is $70 that’s what they charge. But you can go through a 3rd party who says we’ll give you the same price of lumbar from Home Depot for $10. Pay us we’ll give you a form and we will deal with the rest

I’m not understanding how that even works

Shit i want the lumber … give me the 3rd part info!! F home depot pricing

 

[Dirthand]

I belong to a subscription service e for 25$ a month and I get the cheapest labs I have ever seen.. I have used discounted labs, meriek, and a few others.. there is a guy who posted a thread about it here In meso. It is worth all of you guys looking into it. It's through fitnomics.. cystatinc , igf1, ggt, estrogen ultra sensitive and all the test that cost a pretty penny everywhere else is about half the price.. I went from paying 250- 300 for labs to about 140$... OP I'd you were paying 10$ for e2 test from meriek you had the wrong one in the cart. You always want to get the LC/MS ultra sensitive estrogen test.

 

[Dirthand]

USA Discounted Blood work
That is the name of the thread.. I have been a member for a couple of months have used it 3 times no problems