In Switzerland, advanced diagnostics is almost always sold as a package: a half-day or full-day programme, a single price that typically starts between CHF 1’850 and just over CHF 3’000 for the entry-level programme and climbs into the tens of thousands for longevity programmes, and the price of the individual test appearing nowhere. At Medical Center Sorengo we built the opposite. Our advanced diagnostics catalogue lists 82 pathways, each with its price published, and you start from a precise question, not from a package. The first step costs CHF 95. Here is what sets this model apart and, with the same clarity, what these tests cannot do.
First difference: you start from a question, not from a programme
Switzerland’s large check-up centres and longevity clinics do good work, but with a precise logic: the complete programme, all at once, once a year. A 2025 swissinfo report on Swiss longevity clinics quotes assessments from CHF 1’850 for a standard check-up up to CHF 14’500 for the most extensive version, and week-long stays above CHF 48’000. These are pathways designed for people who want everything, now.
Most people, though, arrive with one question. Tiredness that rest does not fix. Bloating after meals that has lasted for months. Hair that is falling out. An irregular cycle. That question does not need a full-day programme: it needs the right test, with a clear price, and a doctor to read it.
This is why the catalogue is built on four levels. The First step, from CHF 95 to 245, is a single targeted test: basic thyroid, a breath test for lactose or for bacterial overgrowth, micronutrients with vitamin D, tick-borne disease serology. The In-depth investigation level, from CHF 175 to 750, is for when a complaint persists and you want to understand where it comes from. Complete pathways and profiles, from CHF 495 to 950, investigate several areas with a single blood draw at a price below the sum of the individual tests. The Longevity level, from CHF 1’450 to 2’950, is the integrated assessment with a single report and a Longevity Score. The practical rule we give everyone is the same: there is no need to start from the most complete package. You start from the entry test and go deeper only where the first result says it is worth it.
Second difference: every price is published, before the appointment
On the website you find the price of each of the 82 pathways, the MCS code that identifies it unambiguously, what it analyses, how it is performed, how to prepare and the turnaround time. In our field, this is information you rarely get before booking.
It is worth being precise about the limits of this transparency too. The price shown covers the laboratory analysis only. The blood draw (CHF 35), the 20-minute orientation consultation (CHF 75), the pre-test medical visit (CHF 150) and the results consultation (CHF 150, or 300 for multiple reports and Longevity pathways) are listed separately, and that price list is public as well. These are private services, not covered by compulsory health insurance (LAMal); some supplementary policies reimburse prevention in whole or in part, which is why we always issue an itemised invoice.
Third difference: a catalogue few outpatient centres have
The eleven areas of the catalogue cover what you would expect from a modern check-up, and a good deal of what is usually found only in specialised clinics of biological medicine or abroad.
Breath tests for lactose, fructose, sorbitol and SIBO are performed on site, without needles, with results in five to seven days. The gut microbiome is analysed at three depths, from the basic map to the most detailed version including yeasts and parasites. The Complete 360 Check-up reads 75 parameters, from the amino acid profile to fatty acids, from atherosclerosis markers to bacterial metabolites of the gut, with a single capillary blood sample.
Then there are tests that are not easy to find inside an outpatient medical centre in Ticino. The BHI PLUS mitochondrial monitoring directly measures how much energy your cells produce, instead of inferring it from symptoms, and repeated months apart it tells you whether a therapy is actually working. The complete pharmacogenetic profile analyses 88 variants in 32 genes, covering more than a hundred active substances, once in a lifetime. The four epigenetic analyses range from stress monitoring to healthy ageing, with biological age and telomere length. And the Screening & Environment area, fifteen pathways, enters environmental medicine: toxic metals in blood across 41 elements, moulds and mycotoxins, pesticides and neonicotinoids, solvents, PCBs, sensitisation to dental materials, metals and titanium from prostheses and implants. The functional detoxification capacity test is performed at the Centre, with a fixed dose of caffeine and two blood draws hours apart: genetics tells you what the liver could do, this test tells you what liver and gut actually do, today.
Fourth difference: one roof, and the report becomes a consultation
An out-of-range value, on its own, is not a diagnosis. It is the beginning of a conversation with a doctor, and here that conversation takes place in the same building where the sample was taken. Medical Center Sorengo is a medical centre with FMH specialists in internal medicine, cardiology, radiology, gynaecology, urology, psychiatry, pain management and surgery, with a sampling centre that collects samples on site or at home, with the Centre open from 8 am to 8 pm and with an on-call medical and nursing service available around the clock. If a woman’s hormonal profile shows something that deserves a gynaecological visit, the visit is two doors away. If cardiovascular risk calls for an exercise ECG or an ultrasound, they are done here.
It is this integration, more than any single test, that makes the difference compared with a test bought online or at a pharmacy: the result does not remain a PDF to interpret on your own.
What these tests cannot do
We prefer to say it first, because it is the premise for the result to be useful. Laboratory tests do not replace a medical consultation: an out-of-range value is not a diagnosis and a normal value does not rule out a disease. IgG4 food intolerance screening is a tool for dietary guidance, not a diagnosis of allergy, and its clinical value is debated within the allergology community; we say so on the test’s own page. The ColoAlert test for colon cancer does not replace colonoscopy. Genetic tests are governed by the Swiss Federal Act on Human Genetic Testing: they require a physician’s prescription and written consent, they include the right not to know, and for predictive tests, such as those including the APOE gene, dedicated genetic counselling is provided before and after the test. Samples are analysed by a specialised, accredited laboratory based in Germany, and the transfer takes place only with your explicit consent, in compliance with the Swiss data protection act and the European regulation. All the warnings are collected on the Important information page.
Where to start
People who feel tired for no obvious reason usually start from micronutrients with vitamin D (CHF 150) or the basic thyroid panel (CHF 95). Those with bloating after meals start from the SIBO breath test (CHF 120). Those who want a broad annual picture choose the Complete 360 Check-up (CHF 495) or the Core Prevention Pathway, which adds the thyroid (CHF 575). After 45 there is a Men 45+ Pathway and a Women 45+ Pathway that bring together, in a single blood draw, the areas that really matter at that stage. Those looking for an integrated assessment of ageing start from Longevity Essential (CHF 1’450), five domains read together rather than one at a time.
If you do not know where to begin, the orientation consultation lasts 20 minutes, at the Centre or by phone, and serves exactly this purpose: choosing the right test and not one too many. You can reach us on +41 91 994 20 00, on WhatsApp at the same number, or through the form on the Advanced Diagnostics page, with a reply within one working day.
Frequently asked questions
Are advanced diagnostic tests reimbursed by Swiss health insurance?
No. They are private services, not covered by compulsory health insurance (LAMal). Some supplementary insurance policies reimburse prevention in whole or in part: it is worth checking with your policy before you start. We always issue an itemised invoice that can be used for a reimbursement claim.
Do I need a doctor’s prescription?
For genetic tests, yes: Swiss law requires a physician’s prescription and written consent, and genetic counselling for predictive tests. For the other pathways you can start from a 20-minute orientation consultation or from a pre-test medical visit, which establishes the clinical indication.
How long do results take?
It depends on the type of analysis: five to seven days for breath tests, seven to ten for blood parameters, twelve to eighteen for functional panels and stool analyses, twenty to twenty-five for genetics and epigenetics, twenty-five to thirty for the integrated Longevity report.
Can I have just one test?
Yes. The catalogue is built precisely for this: the First step level includes 18 single tests, from CHF 95 to 245, and you go deeper only if the first result justifies it.
By the Longevity Unit of Medical Center Sorengo. Published on 9 September 2026. Prices and turnaround times are those of the catalogue at the date of publication: the Advanced Diagnostics page is the reference.
Sources: swissinfo, “Longevity clinics: modern-day snake oil or the key to healthy ageing?”, 2 May 2025; Federal Act on Human Genetic Testing (SR 810.12); Medical Center Sorengo, Advanced Diagnostics, Services and consultations, Important information pages.