What blood tests cost in Sweden, compared

The key points

Broad health checks in the open price dataset run from 590 kr to 4,995 kr. The median is 1,590 kr.
Single analyses start below 100 kr. The cheapest blood sugar test in the dataset is 79 kr.
Price per marker inside broad health checks ranges from 26 kr to 105 kr, so marker count alone does not explain the price.
You are paying for a chain: a venous draw, analysis at a medical laboratory and, where it is included, a doctor's review of the result.
The figures were checked on 30 and 31 August 2026. Prices change, so always compare against current price pages.

What the price picture looks like

The open price dataset behind the price index holds 71 products from 7 other providers on the Swedish market. Every row is an ordinary list price taken from the company's own product page, with a source link and a check date. Member prices and campaign prices are excluded. The prices were checked on 30 and 31 August 2026.

The ranges by category look like this.

Broad health checks: 590 kr to 4,995 kr, median 1,590 kr. Thyroid: 129 kr to 1,295 kr, median 610 kr. Iron: 119 kr to 795 kr, median 568 kr. Female hormones: 175 kr to 2,195 kr, median 478 kr. Fertility: 1,699 kr to 3,590 kr, median 2,590 kr. Male hormones: 179 kr to 845 kr, median 373 kr. Blood sugar: 79 kr to 799 kr, median 245 kr.

The ranges are wide because each category holds both single analyses and panels with dozens of markers. A thyroid test can be one TSH value or nine separate analyses. Both are sold under the same heading.

Marker count does not settle the price

Price per marker is the comparison closest to hand. It does not get you far. Inside broad health checks the dataset ranges from 26 kr to 105 kr per marker, a fourfold spread across products that on the surface do the same thing.

The cheapest broad health check in the dataset is 590 kr for 23 markers. At the other end, 4,995 kr buys 70 markers. Between them sit two products that both state 19 markers and cost 690 kr and 1,995 kr, over a thousand kronor apart for the same number of values.

The explanation is which analyses are included. Routine clinical chemistry runs in large series on automated instruments. Other analyses are run less often or take more work per sample. Two packages with the same marker count can therefore cost different amounts without either being wrong.

What you are actually paying for

A private blood test is a chain, and the price covers the whole chain.

First the draw. According to 1177, care staff take a venous sample from a vein, usually in the crook of the elbow or the back of the hand, and a sample taken from a vein yields enough blood to be used for several or more advanced analyses. A finger prick gives only a drop of blood, and because the volume is small it can only be used for certain analyses. Broader panels therefore need a venous draw.

Then the analysis. According to 1177, some samples are analysed on the spot while others are sent to a laboratory to be examined there. Swedish laboratory medicine services are accredited to the SS-EN ISO 15189 standard for medical testing. That accreditation is part of what a laboratory-analysed value costs.

Last the review. Where a doctor reviews the result, doctor time is in the price. A result with a medical assessment and a result without one are different products, even when the marker list looks the same. With us, a doctor's review is included in every price.

Where public care sits in the picture

The prices above are for tests you buy yourself. When a sample is taken inside public care you pay a patient fee set by the region, and it differs depending on where you live.

Two examples from the regions' own fee lists. In Västra Götaland a doctor's visit at the health centre where you are registered costs 200 kr, and sampling that is not part of a care visit costs 50 kr. In Skåne a health centre visit costs 200 kr and sampling costs 0 kr. Children and young people under 20 and people from 85 pay nothing.

There is also high-cost protection. You pay at most 1,450 kr in total for outpatient visits over a twelve-month period, and a region may set a lower amount. The protection usually does not cover certificates and health screenings, and it does not cover purchases from a private provider outside the region's agreements. A private health test therefore does not count towards the exemption card.

Sampling inside public care requires a doctor to have ordered the test. According to 1177 you normally give a blood sample at the health centre where you are registered, and with a referral from a doctor you can give a sample at any health centre.

How to compare prices

Four questions make a price comparison useful.

How many markers are included, and are they relevant to your question? A broad 50-marker package that leaves out the thing you are wondering about is more expensive than a narrow one that covers it.

Is the draw included in the price, or is there a fee on site?

Is a doctor's review included, and if so for every result or only for values outside the reference range? That is the most common hidden difference between two prices.

When were the figures checked? Every competitor row in our price dataset carries its own check date and a link to the product page the price was read from. The dataset is open data under CC BY 4.0 and can be downloaded in full. Current figures live on the price index page, because an article risks showing stale prices.

Our own prices sit in the same dataset as every other row and are read straight from the store. We publish them openly, together with exactly which markers each panel contains.

Common questions

What is the cheapest blood test in the dataset?

A single analysis at 79 kr, in the blood sugar category. Single analyses generally sit below a few hundred kronor. One value on its own rarely answers a question, because most values are interpreted alongside others.

Is a doctor's review included in the price?

It varies between services, and it is worth checking before you compare. Some review every result, some only values outside the reference range, some none at all. With us a doctor's review is included in every price.

Does the exemption card cover a private blood test?

No. High-cost protection applies to outpatient visits within the region's system and usually does not cover health screenings. A test you buy yourself does not count towards it.

Why are there figures in this article when prices change?

Because every figure comes from a dataset where each competitor row carries its source and its check date. The figures above are as of 30 and 31 August 2026. Current amounts are on the price index page and on each panel page.

Can you compare a private price with a patient fee?

Not directly. In one case you pay for the whole chain yourself. In the other you pay a fee the region has set, for sampling a doctor judged medically warranted.