What a ₹499 Full Body Checkup Actually Includes — and What to Ask

A ₹499 full body checkup is not a scam. It is simply a much smaller test than the name suggests — and the gap between what people assume they are buying and what actually gets measured is where the problem sits.

This page sets out what to check before booking any cheap package, so you can compare like with like. It applies to ours as much as anyone else’s.

What “full body” usually means at ₹499

The phrase has no regulated definition. At the lowest price points a package will typically include a complete blood count, a fasting blood sugar, and perhaps a lipid profile — useful tests, but a long way from a body-wide assessment.

What tends to be missing at that price: thyroid profile, liver function, kidney function, vitamin D, vitamin B12, iron studies and urine routine. Those are the tests that most often explain tiredness, hair fall, low mood, joint pain and the other symptoms that send people looking for a checkup in the first place.

Six questions to ask before booking any package

  1. How many individual parameters, not “tests”? A lipid profile is one test and six parameters. Packages are often advertised by parameter count, which inflates the apparent size. Ask for the itemised list.
  2. Is thyroid included, and is it the full profile? TSH alone is cheaper than T3, T4 and TSH together. Both get described as “thyroid”.
  3. Is vitamin D included? It is one of the more expensive individual tests, and one of the first dropped to hit a low headline price. Deficiency is very common in this region.
  4. Is home collection genuinely free, or is there a visit charge added at the door?
  5. Is there a consultation on the result? A report with fifty numbers and no one to explain it has limited value.
  6. Who reviews the report? Ask whether a qualified pathologist releases it, and whether the lab participates in an external quality assurance programme.

Why the cheapest option can cost more

If a ₹499 package omits the test that would have explained your symptoms, you pay twice — once for the package, then again for the test you actually needed. Worse is the false reassurance: a normal result on a narrow panel can feel like a clean bill of health when the relevant test was never run.

The honest framing is that a cheap package is a reasonable screening tool if you know what it covers, and a poor one if you assume it covers everything.

What we include, so you can compare

Our packages are listed with the itemised contents rather than a parameter count, so you can check them against anyone else’s:

  • Index Extended — ₹1,299. Fasting glucose and HbA1c, full lipid profile, CBC with differential and platelets, thyroid profile (T3, T4, TSH), kidney panel, liver panel, urine routine and microscopy.
  • Index Comprehensive — ₹1,999. Everything in Extended, plus vitamin D3, vitamin B12, iron profile, CRP and RA factor.

Both include free home sample collection with no visit charge, a free doctor consultation on the result, and release by Dr. Ayesha (DNB Pathology, Oncopathologist). Both require a 10 to 12 hour fast; water is allowed.

If another lab’s package covers what you need for less, book it. The point of this page is that you should be able to tell.

Which package makes sense for you

  • Under 30, no symptoms, first checkup — a basic panel is often reasonable as a baseline. Establishing your normal is useful in itself.
  • Persistent tiredness, hair fall, low mood — thyroid, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and iron studies are the tests that matter. Confirm they are included before booking.
  • Over 40, or family history of diabetes or heart disease — HbA1c, full lipid profile, kidney and liver panels belong in the package.
  • On long-term medication — liver and kidney monitoring is usually the priority. Ask your doctor what interval they want.

Your doctor is better placed than any package name to say which of these applies to you.

Book a checkup with free home collection

Index Path Labs, Gaur City 1, Greater Noida West. ISO 9001:2015 certified, NABL recognised M(EL)T-03420, ISHTM-AIIMS EQAP participant. Call or WhatsApp 92665 69955, or see the full test price list and our guide to reading a CBC report.

Consult your physician for diagnosis & treatment. Laboratories detect — they do not diagnose. A health checkup is a screening tool and does not rule out every condition.