Welcome To
Bluebird Health
Lab Services
We believe that every patient deserves the highest level of quality of care, at an affordable price.
What is Direct Access Testing?
Direct Access Testing (DAT) allows patients in the state of Montana to self-order lab testing without a physician’s license. DAT allows patients to eliminate an appointment to a physician’s clinic to order routine labs. This easier, convenient process results in health savings, quick result turnaround times, and faster scheduling. DAT gives you, the patient, control of your medical care.
Lab Testing Profiles
We are partnered with multiple laboratories to provide the most affordable lab testing available to our patients. Here is a list of the most common lab tests we offer:
- Complete Blood Count (CBC)
- Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
- Lipid Panel
- Iron, Total and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Hepatic Function Panel (Liver Function)
- Renal Function Panel
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Free T3
- Free T4
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Estradiol
- Testosterone Free and Total
- Vitamin D
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Urinalysis
Services We Are Proud Offer:
- Independent lab site with the ability to collect blood, urine, stool, and breath samples
- Allergy skin testing
- Food sensitivity testing
- Affordable therapeutic phlebotomy treatments
- Mobile phlebotomy services- we will travel to you to collect blood and urine samples
- Completion of blood and urine kits
- Direct Access Testing (DAT)
- Direct Access Testing (DAT)
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatments
- Spirometry Testing
- 12-Lead ECG
All tests are offered at-cost. This does not include a Set fee of $50.00 to cover VENIPUNCTURE & processing.
Please contact us for pricing on tests not listed above
Frequently Asked Questions
Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy uses injections of a concentration of a patient’s own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. In this way, PRP injections use each individual patient’s own healing system to improve musculoskeletal problems.
PRP injections are prepared by taking anywhere from one to a few tubes of your own blood and running it through a centrifuge to concentrate the platelets. These activated platelets are then injected directly into your injured or diseased body tissue. This releases growth factors that stimulate and increase the number of reparative cells your body produces.
Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy uses injections of a concentration of a patient’s own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. In this way, PRP injections use each individual patient’s own healing system to improve musculoskeletal problems.
PRP injections are prepared by taking anywhere from one to a few tubes of your own blood and running it through a centrifuge to concentrate the platelets. These activated platelets are then injected directly into your injured or diseased body tissue. This releases growth factors that stimulate and increase the number of reparative cells your body produces.
Direct Access Testing (DAT) allows patients in the state of Montana to self order lab testing without a physician’s license. DAT allows patients to eliminate an appointment to a physician’s clinic to order routine labs resulting in health savings, quick result turnaround times, faster scheduling, and an easier, more convenient process. If abnormal results arise, we have an experienced physician in house with the ability to review results at an additional discounted affordable rate.
You can absolutely use insurance to pay for tests with Bluebird Health Lab Services. However, you are also welcome to pay out-of-pocket if you are ordering tests not covered by insurance.
No! Direct Access Testing allows you to self-order lab tests that you believe will give you a better understanding of your health.
Yes! We are the preferred third-party draw site for Quest Diagnostics in the Flathead Valley. We are also a draw site for LabCorp, Vital Tears, and many more laboratories to best serve our patients’ needs and provide the most transparent, affordable pricing.
Allergy Services We Offer
Allergy drops, or sublingual immunotherapy, are a convenient, pain-free alternative to allergy shots, that you take at home. Like allergy shots, allergy drops contain small amounts of the FDA-approved antigens that cause your symptoms. The difference? You place drops under your tongue in a liquid form. Specialized cells under the tongue serve as messengers that deliver antigens to tolerance-enabling cells.
As treatment doses get stronger, tolerance builds. Many patients start feeling better within a few months, but long-lasting tolerance typically takes 3-5 years. Following the La Crosse Method Protocol™, patients take a precise dose three times daily, every day, until your provider confirms you no longer need treatment.
- Treat the cause — not just symptoms. The goal is to teach your body to stop reacting to allergens, so you don’t need allergy-related medication long term.
- Save time. Allergy drops are easy to take wherever you go — work, school and play.
- Save money on medication and related medical expenses. Allergy drops are an affordable way to treat the cause, with patients reporting they spend less on allergy-related medications and related expenses during and following treatment.
- Enjoy life more. Imagine how good you could feel without allergies. With treatment, patients often say they enjoy things that allergies once got in the way of, and they function better at work, school and life in general.
- Allergy doesn’t always look like allergy. But it’s the trigger behind conditions including asthma, sinusitis, and eczema. Treating the trigger can help relieve them too.
Meet Our Team
Dr. Dan Gragert
DOCTOR
Dr. Gragert is a dad, husband, skier, climber and physician. Dr. Gragert believes that conventional medicine can help supplement a healthy life. However, it is only a part in a much a bigger picture.
Dr. Gragert believes care should be unique, individual and encompass all aspects of wellness. From the physical to the emotional. Being a cancer survivor, he understands that the power of human kindness and connection can be more powerful than the most potent medicine.
Kiersten Clark
Phlebotomist
Kiersten has over six years of medical experience that has allowed her to work in several challenging environments including hospital settings, outpatient clinics, and traveling phlebotomy. This depth of experience makes Kiersten a confident and capable phlebotomist that provides a high-quality, comfortable patient experience. She is dedicated to caring for the needs of each patient that walks through the door.