Hi need some advice or questions answered.

My insurance provider will not pay for me to see a doctor in hospital for my HBP abd Diabetes.

One of the things that makes me go is tht I get everything done at once lab work and see doctor.

How do the clinics work for lab work then seeing the doctor to get the prescriptions.

As ans aside I am looking at the clinic at TRENDY in BKK as it is near a pharmacy that I trusst and there are no clinics per se in Rangsit that I know of.

Edited August 1Aug 1 by kingstonkid

I have used WellMed clinic for blood tests, presumably you want HbA1c? They are at Sukhumvit 25. But the blood tests are not done at the clinic so there is a short wait (day or 2) for the results. If you want an all in one same day solution it will have to be at a hospital I'd think.

Where I live we have a local lab. If tests are required we are told to go there and the lab will deliver the results to the clinic.

Or I go direct to the lab get the results the next day then drive 90kms to the specialist cardiac clinic with the results.

So in your situation I would go to a local clinic and ask them where the lab is that you go for a blood test.

2 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Where I live we have a local lab. If tests are required, we are told to go there, and the lab will deliver the results to the clinic.

Or I go direct to the lab, get the results the next day, then drive 90 km to the specialist cardiac clinic with the results.

So in your situation, I would go to a local clinic and ask them where the lab is that you go to for a blood test.

Sounds llike a plan just wish I did not have to go into BKK 2 times to see a doctor.

^ At our local lab a seemingly knowledgeable gentleman will explain what the results mean.

The results are usually printed with examples for normal, high, low.

I just looked up our clinic on GoogleMaps and it is listed as a Medical laboratory .

You might try looking at your house on GoogleMaps and then typing Medical laboratory into the search box.

Edited August 1Aug 1 by VocalNeal

7 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Sounds llike a plan just wish I did not have to go into BKK 2 times to see a doctor.

Where are you located?

Might well be possible to do this without going into Bkk

23 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Hi need some advice or questions answered.

My insurance provider will not pay for me to see a doctor in hospital for my HBP abd Diabetes.

One of the things that makes me go is tht I get everything done at once lab work and see doctor.

How do the clinics work for lab work then seeing the doctor to get the prescriptions.

As ans aside I am looking at the clinic at TRENDY in BKK as it is near a pharmacy that I trusst and there are no clinics per se in Rangsit that I know of.

If you do the tests in a proper hospital it's all done and dusted in a few hours.

Is there a special reason you would like to avoid a hospital.?

@kingstonkid There's Pinus Clinic about 5kms from Futurepark Rangsit.

There GP on duty can write scripts, according to AI (below)

... "AI Overview

In Rangsit, general stand-alone private clinics (such as Pinus Clinic or local polyclinics) are staffed by licensed general practitioners who can write basic medical certificates or health notes" ...

Edited August 2Aug 2 by KhunLA

In my experience, such labs are not much more expensive than public hospitals.

In the Bangkok area, most outpatient clinics are located within hospital compounds. The sort of stand alone clinic/doctor practice you have in mind, is not the norm here. There are stand alone labs, but these do not have doctors on staff to review your results with you and advise. Within central Bangkok there are some clinics but these mainly do check ups and health certificates or else specialize in things like cosmetic procedures or STIs...and are some distance from Rangsit.

Most medications in Thailand -- including for hypertension and diabetes -- do not require a prescription, you just buy at pharmacy. Likewise, you do not need a doctor's order to get blood work at a stand-alone lab here. But, except for check up packages, you would need it to get blood work at most hospitals.

So how best to proceed really depends on whether you are looking for a doctor to oversee your care at very frequent intervals, or just for periodic labs and medications and perhaps infrequent doctor consultation when/if results vary from your norm.

Assuming you do need/want physician advise (and were not just asking for prescription purposes, which do not apply here), then in Rangsit area, I would suggest you go to either:

(1) (private option)

https://www.paolohospital.com/th-TH/rangsit/Home

https://www.patrangsit.com/en/home/

(2) (government hospitals)

https://www.hospital.tu.ac.th/en/page/about-hospital/

At government hospital, cost will be low (well under 1000 baht for labs + consultation; meds would vary depending on what you are on). But process takes longer and there is red tape etc. Best to have a Thai speaker with you at least the first time.

At private hospital, labs + consultation will be around 3000 baht de3pending on what labs and what doctor. Do not buy meds at a private hospital, there is substantial mark up.

If you just want labs and meds in most instances, and not doctor visit each time, then I would go here for labs:

https://www.brianet.com/en/map-and-contact/

And for meds, plenty of pharmacies in Rangsit area. Just chose one that is air conditioned.

On 8/1/2026 at 8:21 PM, Sheryl said:

Where are you located?

Might well be possible to do this without going into Bkk

I am near Khu Kot BTS

22 hours ago, D Peter said:

If you do the tests in a proper hospital it's all done and dusted in a few hours.

Is there a special reason you would like to avoid a hospital.?

I think you missed a sentence

I am going to hospital but my insurance provider will not reimburse

11 hours ago, Sheryl said:

In the Bangkok area, most outpatient clinics are located within hospital compounds. The sort of stand alone clinic/doctor practice you have in mind, is not the norm here. There are stand alone labs, but these do not have doctors on staff to review your results with you and advise. Within central Bangkok there are some clinics but these mainly do check ups and health certificates or else specialize in things like cosmetic procedures or STIs...and are some distance from Rangsit.

Most medications in Thailand -- including for hypertension and diabetes -- do not require a prescription, you just buy at pharmacy. Likewise, you do not need a doctor's order to get blood work at a stand-alone lab here. But, except for check up packages, you would need it to get blood work at most hospitals.

So how best to proceed really depends on whether you are looking for a doctor to oversee your care at very frequent intervals, or just for periodic labs and medications and perhaps infrequent doctor consultation when/if results vary from your norm.

Assuming you do need/want physician advise (and were not just asking for prescription purposes, which do not apply here), then in Rangsit area, I would suggest you go to either:

(1) (private option)

https://www.paolohospital.com/th-TH/rangsit/Home

https://www.patrangsit.com/en/home/

(2) (government hospitals)

https://www.hospital.tu.ac.th/en/page/about-hospital/

At government hospital, cost will be low (well under 1000 baht for labs + consultation; meds would vary depending on what you are on). But process takes longer and there is red tape etc. Best to have a Thai speaker with you at least the first time.

At private hospital, labs + consultation will be around 3000 baht de3pending on what labs and what doctor. Do not buy meds at a private hospital, there is substantial mark up.

If you just want labs and meds in most instances, and not doctor visit each time, then I would go here for labs:

https://www.brianet.com/en/map-and-contact/

And for meds, plenty of pharmacies in Rangsit area. Just chose one that is air conditioned.

I have been going to Patrangsit and have o issue other than insurance willnot reminburse.

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

I have been going to Patrangsit and have o issue other than insurance willnot reminburse.

How can you expect, that an insurance company would reimburse you for lab work, which isn't ordered by a doctor?

Edited August 3Aug 3 by Xonax

12 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

I think you missed a sentence

I am going to hospital but my insurance provider will not reimburse

But costs for this at hospitals are low. Extremely low in the case of government hospitals. Very, very few people here maintain outpatient insurance cover for that reason.

Note that that BP & diabetes meds and labs do not require a prescription here.

12 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

I have been going to Patrangsit and have o issue other than insurance willnot reminburse.

You can greatly reduce the costs by getting lab work done first at a stand alone lab and then buying meds at an outsude pharmacy.

If the resulting cost is still unaffordable for you then switch to government hospital.

12 hours ago, Sheryl said:

But costs for this at hospitals are low. Extremely low in the case of government hospitals. Very, very few people here maintain outpatient insurance cover for that reason.

Note that that BP & diabetes meds and labs do not require a prescription here.

12 hours ago, Sheryl said:

You can greatly reduce the costs by getting lab work done first at a stand alone lab and then buying meds at an outsude pharmacy.

If the resulting cost is still unaffordable for you then switch to government hospital.

Thanks Sheryl

It is ot that the costs are an issue I have the money BUT I am paying for medical insurance so I am looking at how I can get them to pay for the care.

Not sure of other coutries but my carrier has a limit that says they do not cover any treatment if donein hospitals unless it is a major accident or required by a doctor to conduct.

It may sound strange but because a lot of the daily stuff in Canada is done at a GP office or at anoutside clinic and not at the hospital they have said non.

For the convenience I think I will do the doctor and lab and suck up the costs. Can also get the prescriptoinand take to the pharmacyoutside hospital.

9 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Thanks Sheryl

It is ot that the costs are an issue I have the money BUT I am paying for medical insurance so I am looking at how I can get them to pay for the care.

Not sure of other coutries but my carrier has a limit that says they do not cover any treatment if donein hospitals unless it is a major accident or required by a doctor to conduct.

It may sound strange but because a lot of the daily stuff in Canada is done at a GP office or at anoutside clinic and not at the hospital they have said non.

For the convenience I think I will do the doctor and lab and suck up the costs. Can also get the prescriptoinand take to the pharmacyoutside hospital.

That is a very unusual provision and not one I've encountered before. Certainly not appropriate to the way health care is structured in Thailand .

14 hours ago, Sheryl said:

That is a very unusual provision and not one I've encountered before. Certainly not appropriate to the way health care is structured in Thailand .

LOL No, and it is something that is being argued at the highest levels of the Canadian system. It is ot just a Thai issue; if you could read the fb page, it is frustration in many countries. The system that they have was set up and geared towards retiring service members living in Canada and is based on Canada, where you used to be able to go to a family doctor, and they would refer you to specialists. Most of the specialist care, now from X-ray to PT to meds, is handled by outside clinics. Therefore, the international system is likewise geared.

Again, the one thing it has taught me is that before I get anything large done, I get a cost that they will pay, and I advise anyone I talk to to submit to their carrier before they get work done. An example is using BNH for an operation instead of Pat Rangsit. Prices are obviously higher in BNH, and the carrier has a limit on what they will reimburse.

There is a solid clinic MRT Huay Kwang next to Ganesha shrine. Open 9am daily. They send blood and urine out and results back often 6pm. Weekend next day. Prices are good, no farang overcharges. Use same lab as some tests sent outside for St Louis.

I just had mine done today. Blood, Urine, cholesterol LDL HDL, two tumor markers= b1300.

PSA b400

Electrolyte panel = ??

You can ala carte most tests.

They'll check sti too

Edited August 8Aug 8 by KornPop