About Lab Test Shop
LabTestShop sells laboratory stool panels including GI-MAP, GI Effects and Gut Zoomer. You purchase the kit without arranging your own ordering visit, collect the required samples at home and receive the laboratory report to review with your practitioner.
Choose your laboratory panelCollect and return the kit samplesTake the report to your practitioner
Offerings
GI-MAP
Est. $582
one-time
Targeted gut microbes and clinical stool markers
GI-MAP: clinical stool microbes and chemistry through a consumer ordering route.
What’s included in GI-MAP
Current advertised sale price $499; regular price used for comparison.
Included
Named bacterial targets in the selected panel.
Yeast/fungal results in the selected panel.
Protozoal targets plus worm/ova examination or helminth targets, as specified in the selected panel.
Named viral PCR targets including adenovirus and norovirus.
Named targets including Giardia and other panel-specific organisms; not a diagnosis by itself.
Measured stool calprotectin; additional lactoferrin only when the selected panel lists it.
Not included
Results
Report
A complete sample-report page shows the laboratory’s results and reference ranges.
- Results
- A GI-MAP report with targeted microbial and stool-marker results.
- Timing
- 7–10 business days after laboratory receipt
Collection
Collection depends on the panel: some kits use stool alone, while others include multiple collection days or a urine sample. Follow the selected kit’s protocol.
Stories
A micronutrient-test customer
Finding results worth following up after a mail-order panel
This customer ordered a Vibrant micronutrient panel through LabTestShop and arranged a local blood draw. In a later update, they said the results confirmed some expected deficiencies and revealed another unexpected result, giving them several things to follow up on.
reddit.comThings to know
- Orders are nonrefundable once placed.
LabTestShop’s consent permits rescheduling but does not offer refunds.
- Pay for testing before collection.
LabTestShop does not bill insurance or include personal interpretation of the results.
- Separate consent is required for third-party AI training.
InOut Labs uses contracted systems for orders and results, with retention required by law.
- Check the ordering route for your location.
Not available to residents of New York, New Jersey or Rhode Island.
Alternatives
Tiny Health · Adult Gut Health Test
Choose a broad shotgun microbial profile and a group review instead of LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel. It does not include the same measured stool markers.
$249
Jona · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers a research-linked Action Plan with microbial DNA profiling, rather than LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel.
$485
Biomesight · Gut Microbiome Test
Offers bacterial sequencing data and optional practitioner help, rather than LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel. Downloadable data is a particular emphasis.
$199
Ombre · Gut Health Test
A bacterial wellness profile with food suggestions, rather than LabTestShop’s culture and stool-chemistry panel. Ombre probiotics are optional separate purchases.
$229.99FAQs
Is personal interpretation included?
No. LabTestShop supplies the laboratory report, which you should review with your own clinician.
Do I need my own ordering appointment?
The consumer ordering route arranges the required order. It does not create an ongoing care relationship or include treatment.