TRT blood test prices: testosterone tests in the UK

The price that matters

A total testosterone test is the first check for suspected testosterone deficiency. Bought privately it costs £19 as a home finger-prick kit from Medichecks or Leger Clinic. Both prices were read on 22 October 2026. The same marker is free on the NHS when a GP decides the test is clinically needed.

Private providers sell three tiers. A single-marker total testosterone test. A hormone profile of five to eight markers. And a full TRT panel of 40 or more markers for men already on treatment. The tiers are priced from £19 to £169, and the collection method adds up to £59 more.

Testosterone test prices by provider

Thriva's page shows one price per test and offers 15 percent off a first subscription test. The discounted figure is not shown, so the full price is listed here.

Bluecrest Wellness publishes a general guide of £80 to £250 for hormone tests but no fixed price for a testosterone test. It is not in the table because no exact figure was published on the page fetched.

Full TRT monitoring panels

Men already on treatment need repeat tests that cover more than testosterone. Private clinics check liver, kidney, red blood cells and PSA alongside hormones.

Leger Clinic charges £52 for a 6-week finger-prick monitoring test and £79 for its complete test at 3, 6 and 12 months, plus £35 for each clinic draw.

Collection fees

The test price often excludes the blood draw. Medichecks charges £35 for a draw at a partner clinic and £59 for a nurse to visit your home. The self-arranged option is free from Medichecks, but you pay whatever the phlebotomy clinic charges. The Men's Health Clinic charges £50 at its Dorset clinic, £45 at a Goodbody clinic, £50 at Inuvi's London centre and £55 for a nurse visit anywhere in the country. A £15 kit is available for a professional of your choice to use.

Medichecks recommends a venous sample over a finger prick for testosterone. Its page says gel or cream on the hands can contaminate a finger-prick sample.

Two morning samples

NHS guidance for GPs in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, dated September 2025, states that a diagnosis needs "two morning testosterone levels at least one week apart". The blood is taken between 8am and 10am, fasting, because testosterone peaks between 6am and 8am and is lowest in the evening. NHS Dumfries and Galloway's referral guidance says the initial sample "must be taken 0800 to 0900h" and that "a single low reading is not diagnostic".

Private kits carry the same instruction. Medichecks asks you to take the sample between 6am and 10am. Two tests from the same provider therefore cost at least £38 at £19 each, or £108 with two clinic draws.

What the NHS tests for free

The NHS website says a blood test is arranged when a GP, nurse or specialist thinks you need one, and is usually done at a GP surgery or hospital. There is no charge. The September 2025 NHS guidance tells GPs who suspect testosterone deficiency to arrange a fasting 8am to 10am sample for testosterone, SHBG, albumin, LH, FSH, prolactin, PSA and a full blood count. That set matches what private providers sell for £149 to £169.

The GP decides whether the test is justified. The NHS blood tests page says tests "can check for different things depending on your symptoms". A request without symptoms may be turned down, which is the point at which men turn to private kits.

Steps to keep the cost down

1. See your GP first. Describe the symptoms and ask whether a testosterone test is appropriate. If arranged, the test is free.
2. If you buy privately, start with a single-marker total testosterone test at £19 rather than a full panel.
3. Take the sample between 8am and 10am. A sample taken at the wrong time may need repeating at your own cost.
4. Keep both results. A private clinic will ask for two morning readings and a GP will want the same evidence before a referral.
5. If a clinic asks for a venous sample, compare the £35 clinic draw against a £15 kit used by a phlebotomist you arrange.

Mistakes that cost money

Buying a full 41-marker panel for a first screen. The expensive panel is for monitoring once treatment has started.

Paying for a home nurse visit when a partner clinic is nearby. The difference at Medichecks is £24 per test.

Taking a finger-prick sample after applying testosterone gel. Medichecks warns the result may read high, and a repeat test costs the full price again.

For what happens after a low result, read NHS vs private TRT. For the monthly treatment prices, read TRT cost UK. For private tests beyond men's health, see private blood test prices.

Where the figures come from

All private prices were read from the provider's own product page on 22 October 2026. The two-sample rule and the 8am to 10am window come from NHS clinical guidance for GPs in England and Scotland. The NHS website pages cited describe who arranges a blood test and where it is done.