Vitamin B12 test
Your nerves and red blood cells need it. If it runs short, symptoms come late.
€13.66. You pay at the desk, not online.
- Preparation: No fasting needed on its own
- Prescription: Not needed
- Results: In the Rosa app, within 10 working days
- Also called: Vitamina B12, cobalamina
Vitamin B12 test: what it is for
Vitamin B12 is needed by your nerves and to make red blood cells. Your body cannot make it: it comes from food, almost only from animal foods. If you run short, symptoms come late, which is why it is worth measuring in your blood.
Why it is done
Your liver keeps a store that lasts years. That is why a deficiency builds slowly, and symptoms come late.
How the vitamin B12 test is done
It is a blood test, done at a Bianalisi lab without a prescription. You can add other tests to the same draw.
Questions about the vitamin B12 test.
Do I need to fast for a vitamin B12 test? Usually not for B12. If you take B12 or biotin supplements, tell your doctor before the draw: they can change the result.
How much does the vitamin B12 test cost? €13.66, from Bianalisi’s private list for Lombardy. You pay at the desk on the day of the draw, not online.
Do I need a prescription for the vitamin B12 test? No. You book it here without a prescription and pay at the Bianalisi desk.
When do results arrive? Within 10 working days, in the Rosa app, with each value next to the lab’s interval. The report a doctor approves is in the Rosa membership.
