For nutrition professionals
Can a nutritionist or dietitian order lab tests?
Usually not. Nutritionists and health coaches have no lab-ordering authority, and registered dietitians can order only in specific institutional settings in some states. For clients outside those settings, the practical answer is that the client orders their own labs through Priority One — an independent licensed physician authorizes the order, and results come back to a dashboard they can share with you.
See how practitioners use Priority OneThe labs nutrition work runs on
Fasting glucose and insulin, A1c, a lipid panel with ApoB, liver and kidney markers, vitamin D, B12 and folate, iron and ferritin, magnesium, a full thyroid, and inflammation markers like hs-CRP. They're the difference between guessing and knowing, and they're exactly the tests a client's doctor is least likely to order on request.
All of them are in the Priority One store, individually from $5 or grouped into panels from $79.
How it works
You tell the client what you'd like to see. They order in their own name from the lab store (or from a curated partner menu we build under your name), pay their own published price, and get drawn at any Quest. Results land in their dashboard in about a week, charted over time, and they can export a PDF or share the view with you.
We don't pay nutritionists, dietitians or coaches per order — no commissions, no referral fees, for anyone with a client relationship. The client pays us directly.
How ordering your own labs works
Pick the tests or panels you want from the lab store — individual tests start at $5 and panels at $79, with the price shown up front. An independent licensed physician reviews and authorizes the order; that's what makes it a valid lab order without a visit. A flat $10 lab service fee covers that authorization and the draw, once per order, however many tests are in it.
You'll get a requisition to bring to any Quest Diagnostics location — no appointment required at most sites. Results usually land within about a week and appear in your Priority One dashboard, where they're charted against the lab's reference ranges and against your own earlier results so you can see the trend, not just a number.
Priority One is available in 47 states. New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island don't allow this kind of self-ordered testing, so we can't serve those three yet.
Common questions
- Can I get a menu of just the tests I use?
- Yes. Email us with the list and we'll build a partner menu under your name at no cost.
- Do results come to me automatically?
- No. They belong to the member, who can export or share them with you.
- Will Priority One tell me what my results mean?
- We show your values, the lab's reference ranges and your trend over time, and we flag what's out of range. We don't diagnose or recommend treatment — bring questions about specific results to a licensed healthcare provider.
Priority One does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Lab testing and dashboard tools help people organize and understand their own health data; results should be reviewed with a qualified healthcare professional. Lab orders are authorized by an independent licensed physician. Not available in NY, NJ or RI.