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Whole-body baseline testing in Tampa Bay

A baseline is a snapshot of your health while you feel well, so future results have something to compare against. Here's what a first workup covers, what it costs, and which Tampa Bay clinics offer one.

Main tests: A broad blood panel Plus body composition and a fitness test
What you do: A blood draw, a body scan and a fitness test After a talk about your goals and history
You get: A snapshot of your health And a plan to retest

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What a baseline usually includes

A baseline is a health snapshot taken while you feel fine. Most cover a broad blood panel, body composition, a fitness test and a detailed history. The real value comes later, when you retest and can see which way your numbers are moving.

Think of it like a photo of your health. One photo shows how things look today. Two photos a few years apart show what's changing, and that's usually the part worth knowing.

Broad blood panel

One blood draw that checks heart, blood sugar, hormones, inflammation, liver, kidneys and more. Expect a few numbers just outside the normal range. Most of them mean nothing.

Cash price: $50 to $1,000

DEXA scan

A low-dose X-ray that measures your fat, muscle and bone density, including the fat around your organs.

Cash price: $65 to $249

VO2 max test

Measures how well your body uses oxygen while you exercise hard, on a bike or treadmill with a mask on.

Cash price: $100 to $675

History and the basics

Blood pressure, your family history, your medicines and how you feel day to day.

Biological age test

Estimates how fast your body is aging from a blood or saliva sample. Interesting to track, but it is still a research tool, and different tests can disagree.

Executive physical

A full day of tests in one place, often with imaging, a stress test and a doctor review the same day.

Prices that clinics publish on their own websites, across all the cities we cover. Prices change, so confirm with the clinic.

Checkups in Tampa Bay, by the numbers

The rate of yearly checkups in Tampa Bay is about the same as the national rate. In Tampa Bay, 77.8% of adults saw a doctor for a routine checkup in the past year, compared with 76.9% nationally. That leaves roughly 600,000 adults across four counties who haven't had a routine checkup in the past year.

77.8%of adults in Tampa Bay saw a doctor for a routine checkup in the past yearUS: 76.9%

600,000adults in Tampa Bay haven't had a routine checkup in the past yearEstimated from CDC county figures

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Tampa Bay vs the US

Share of each group named, 2023.

Yearly checkup

77.8%

76.9%

Cholesterol checked (past 5 years)

86.8%

86.2%

No health insurance (ages 18 to 64)

14.3%

11.0%

↓ Data

By county

County	Yearly checkup	Cholesterol checked (past 5 years)	No health insurance (ages 18 to 64)
Hillsborough	76.6%	85.6%	16.1%
Pinellas	79.5%	88.5%	11.5%
Pasco	77.4%	87.0%	14.5%
Hernando	79.1%	87.3%	14.7%
Tampa Bay	77.8%	86.8%	14.3%
United States	76.9%	86.2%	11.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, 2023 county estimates. Tampa Bay = Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties, weighted by adult population.

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A yearly visit with your regular doctor covers the basics, including blood pressure and cholesterol. The tests above add more markers if you want a fuller picture.

Showing 1 clinic that address whole-body baseline in Tampa Bay

How we order clinics

Endura Health Direct Primary Care

Van Dyke Rd, Lutz

Dr. Daniel Esan, DO

Advanced diagnostics & emerging careGenetics & biological ageStrength, fitness & body composition

Endura Health Direct Primary Care is a direct primary care and sports medicine practice on Van Dyke Road in Lutz, where Dr. Daniel Esan, DO, is the physician. Its Diagnostics services include diagnostic panels and labs through Quest Diagnostics and the GeneX genetic testing program. Its wellness services include peptide services and IV therapy. Led by Dr. Daniel Esan, DO.

Tests & services

Peptide therapy IV vitamin therapy

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How a first baseline visit usually goes

Goals and history first

What you want to know, what runs in your family, and what you have already had tested.
The testing

Usually a blood draw, a body scan and a fitness test. Ask what is included and what costs extra.
Results, explained

What is normal, what is borderline, and which results need nothing at all.
A plan to retest

Ask what gets repeated, when, and whether your own doctor gets a copy.

If something feels wrong right now, see your doctor. A baseline package isn't built for that.

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Common questions

Which clinics in Tampa Bay address whole-body baseline?

1 in our Tampa Bay guide: Endura Health Direct Primary Care.

Is it worth it if I already get a yearly physical?

They do different jobs. A physical covers the checks with strong proof for your age. A baseline is broader and built for comparing over time. It's worth the most when someone will actually retest and look at the trend with you.

What about blood panels with hundreds of markers?

That's one piece of it. A baseline usually also covers body composition, fitness and your history. If the panels are what you want, our biomarker panels page lists clinics that offer them.

How often should I retest?

It depends on what came back. Many clinics retest once a year, and some numbers only need checking every few years. Ask the clinic what they would repeat and why.

What does this cost, and will insurance cover it?

A one-time workup can run from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. Some parts, like a cholesterol check, are often covered by insurance. Broader packages are usually self-pay. Our guides on cost and insurance go deeper.

What happens if something comes back abnormal?

Usually it's the start of a process, not an emergency. The next step might be a repeat test, another scan, or a referral, and many findings turn out to be harmless. Before you book, ask who reviews surprising results, how fast you'll hear, and whether your doctor gets a copy.

How do you decide which clinics appear on this page?

A clinic appears here when its own published material shows it offers this kind of testing at that location.

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This page is educational information, not medical advice, and it is not a recommendation to have or to skip any test. What is worth testing depends on your age, your history and your personal risk, so discuss it with a clinician who knows them. If you have a symptom that concerns you, seek a medical evaluation rather than a baseline package.