Blood tests in Malmö without a referral

Sampling costs 0 kr in Skåne

In many regions the patient fee is an argument for buying the test privately. Skåne looks different. According to Region Skåne's fee list, a health centre visit costs 200 kr and sampling costs 0 kr. No fee at all is charged for the draw itself.

The condition is that a doctor has ordered the test. Without such an order public care does not take the sample, whatever it costs. There, the blood test is a tool inside an investigation.

That is why private tests exist. If you want to measure your values without a medical question behind it, you buy the test yourself and the laboratory order comes with the purchase. You need no referral.

Some people pay nothing in public care in Skåne either: those under 20, those who have turned 85, and anyone holding an exemption card.

Public sampling in Malmö

Provtagning Malmö is at Inga Marie Nilssons gata 38, on the ground floor. You reach it by regional or city bus to the Tandvårdshögskolan or Södervärn stops, or by train to Triangeln station and the southern exit.

The unit is open weekdays 07.00 to 15.00. Drop-in for adult sampling runs Monday to Thursday, 12.00 to 14.30. There is no drop-in on Fridays.

To give a sample there you need a referral from your doctor. The referral can be digital or on paper. The unit accepts patients aged 18 and over, and if you or your child is under 18 you are directed instead to the paediatric and adolescent medicine clinic in Malmö.

Two practical details are on the clinic's own page. Bring photo ID in the form of a driving licence, passport or national ID card, as a digital ID card is not accepted. And once you have checked in, you are asked to sit down and rest for at least 15 minutes before giving the sample, because that makes the results more reliable.

Where you give your sample with us

We have two sampling sites in Malmö.

Drottningtorget is at Östra Tullgatan 6e in central Malmö, open Monday to Thursday 07.00 to 15.00 and Friday 07.00 to 12.30.

Jägersro is at Derbyvägen 6E and is open weekdays 08.00 to 15.00.

You walk in when it suits you and give your sample. Bring photo ID. Hours can differ on public holidays and at each clinic's own discretion, so current times are on the sampling locations page.

Elsewhere in Skåne there are sampling sites in Lund, Helsingborg and Ängelholm, among others.

Early slots and fasting tests

Some analyses require fasting. According to 1177, fasting means not eating or drinking for a set period before the draw, usually ten hours. What applies to your particular test is in the instruction you receive.

Ten hours is a long stretch to stay awake through. An early evening meal and an early visit the next morning is the simplest arrangement for most people. Drottningtorget opens at 07.00, which makes it possible to give the sample before the working day starts.

Time of day matters for more than fasting tests. Several hormones vary across the day, so if you plan to follow a value over time it is worth giving the sample at roughly the same hour each time.

How the result reaches you

In public care you receive the result from the doctor who ordered the blood test. That is how 1177 describes it. Provtagning Malmö states on its own page that you will be able to see certain results in your medical record, and that your doctor contacts you about them if needed.

That means a value can appear in your record before anyone has commented on it. A number without context is rarely much use, and reference intervals differ between laboratories.

With us a doctor's review is included in the price, for every result. You will be notified when your results are available in your account. If it shows something that needs further investigation, public care is where you go, and you go there with a result in hand.

This article is general health information, not medical advice and not an assessment of your values. If you have symptoms or concerns, contact your healthcare provider.