Life Line Screening offers 27 affordable preventive health screenings to help people understand their risk for many chronic, debilitating diseases, including heart disease and stroke. We use a combination of ultrasound, limited EKG, finger-stick blood tests, and a take-home test. The company currently screens approximately 750,000 people each year, helping over 62,000 people identify non-symptomatic health risks in 2017 alone. Most of Life Line Screening’s biometric screenings are for people age 50 and over, or age 40 and over with risk factors*.
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Life Line Screening conducts health screenings within communities at places like community and senior centers, places of worship, civic centers and some businesses. Get screenings for things like chronic kidney disease, cholesterol, atrial fibrillation and more.
Government research supports preventive health screenings to improve health outcomes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that over 100,000 lives could be saved each year if all U.S. citizens received preventive screenings. Similarly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends specific annual health screenings for men and women over the age of 50, many of which are offered by Life Line Screening.
Since launching in 1993, Life Line Screening is committed to serving residents of the United States with preventive health screenings. Twenty years of studies confirmed the accuracy and validity of Life Line Screening’s preventive health screenings, including those from the University of Florida (1998) Cleveland Clinic (2002), and a report by the World Congress of the International Union of Angiology (2014). Life Line Screening has its own Scientific Advisory Network, comprised of physicians, surgeons, and professors of medicine and surgery who serve as research leaders and guides in the field of preventive health screenings.
Recently, Life Line Screening began serving Medicare beneficiaries with accessd to advance care planning services and annual wellness visits by licensed Nurse practitioners. Life Line Screening also offers in-home Lab home test kits.
Pros
Detects risk for chronic health conditions before symptoms appear, and while customers can take preventive action
Convenient, non-invasive, and affordable
Cons
Asymptomatic screening is not covered by private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid
Since Life Line Screening serves between 50,000 and 60,000 consumers each month, the company assists medical research centers and universities by recruiting consumers for clinical trials. At this time, Life Line Screening has partnered with more than 60 clinical trials in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoarthritis, among others.
How do Life Line Screenings Work?
Life Line conducts health screenings in locations like community and senior centers, places of worship, civic buildings and some businesses host screenings. These screening events go on all around the country, in 48 states.
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To find events near you, start by entering your ZIP code on Life Line Screening’s website, then click the Schedule a Screening button and provide your age, height, weight, and answer a few health risk-related questions. Choose from the list of recommended preventive health screening packages shown on the website. Finally, purchase your health screenings and schedule an appointment on the site or by calling Life Line’s toll-free number.
At your screening, fully certified ultrasound technologists complete the health screenings. Life Line Screening sends results within two to three weeks via U.S. Mail, but some may be available immediately. You may also receive recommendations for further testing with your doctor, depending on your health screening results. State-licensed, board-certified physicians review all screening results after processing in a laboratory certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s CLIA regulations.
Available Tests from Life Line Screening
Life Line Screening preventive health screenings encompass five categories:
Heart Disease and Stroke
Liver, Kidney and Diabetes
Cancer
Bone and Joint
Wellness Panels
Consumers can learn about each health screening within a category on Life Line Screening’s website, including information regarding risk factors for a disease, the effect on the body if a condition is left undetected, the body part screened for testing and the recommended age to have a health screening performed.
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Your Risk Factors
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Age 50+
Genetics, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, male gender, obesity, smoking
Carotid Artery Disease Age: 50+ or 40+ with at least two risk factors
Diabetes, family history, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking
Chronic Kidney Disease Age: 60+ or 50+ with risk factors
Diabetes, family history, genetics, high blood pressure, race/ethnicity
Colorectal Cancer Age 45+
Inflammatory bowel disease, family history, low fiber diet, obesity, smoking
High Cholesterol/Lipid Panel Age: Varies based on risk factors
Diabetes, family history, high-fat diet, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking
Osteoporosis Age: 50+ or 40+ with risk factors
Low-calcium diet, physical inactivity, race/ethnicity, small frame, smoking
Peripheral Arterial Disease Age: 50+
Diabetes, family history, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking
Type 2 Diabetes Age: 45+
Family history, high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, race/ethnicity
Life Line Screening Most Frequently Purchased Preventive Health Screenings
How Much Do Life Line Screening Preventive Health Screenings Cost?
Most health screening packages start at $149. An example of a $149 health screening package is purchasing five health screenings, four to check for stroke and vascular disease with one test for osteoporosis. A $228 package might include those five health screenings plus a comprehensive health assessment to identify risk factors for six chronic conditions.
Another option is Life Line Screening’s Wellness Gold Membership for $19.95 per month. This membership includes six standard health screenings performed annually in addition to any other vascular screenings deemed necessary by Life Line Screening ultrasound technologists.
Wellness Gold Membership benefits include:
One-on-one nurse consultations
Laboratory analysis up to $100 annually
Two free carotid artery screenings
VIP status with priority customer service via phone and at screening events
Life Line Screening Customer Support
Customer support representatives at Life Line Screening by telephone Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The website has an information reference section access by clicking Help to see answers to over 40 commonly asked questions about screenings, screening results, payment and billing, disease information, and the company itself. Life Line’s site also provides direct links to the company’s social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube.
Life Line Screening Complaints
Life Line Screening has an “A+” rating from the Better Business Bureau. Accredited by the BBB since October 1996, the company has an overall rating from consumers of 2.5 out of 5 stars. Many of the complaints revolve around unwanted marketing via mail or telemarketing, and some had issues with appointments or billing and collections. Life Line Screening addressed each complaint to solve the problem to the consumer’s satisfaction. Reviews on Life Line’s Facebook page ranked the company 3.6 out of 5 stars with 387 reviews.
Life Line Screening FAQ
How can Life Line Screening offer preventive health screenings at such a low cost?
Life Line Screening partners with community organizations to offer health screenings, so the company doesn’t have the expense of clinics or offices around the country. Life Line can pass on the savings of having such low overhead to consumers.
How are Life Line Screening’s ultrasound technologists trained?
All Life Line Screening ultrasound technologists complete formal ultrasound programs and clinical rotations. Some technicians also complete other specialized training.
How often should I get Life Line Screening’s preventive health tests?
Consider your risk factors, such as family history of diseases, and previous health screening results to determine the frequency of testing. Many Life Line customers have health screenings completed every year at around the time they have their annual physical.
Can my doctor order preventive health screenings from Life Line?
Most doctors will not order preventive health screenings based on risk factors alone because most insurance companies won’t authorize or pay for the screenings. However, you should show your doctor the results from your Life Line Screening test if it reveals a potential health problem. Your doctor can order further tests or treatment at that point, and insurance should cover the cost.
How detailed are Life Line Screening’s test results?
Screening results let you know if you have a health condition, but do not determine the severity. If your results are outside the normal range, you should see your doctor for comprehensive testing.
Conclusion
Life Line Screening preventive health screenings are a convenient, non-invasive, and affordable way to identify risk for potential health issues even before you experience any symptoms. Understanding what your body is NOT telling you enables you to be proactive about your health and work with your doctor to put together an action plan to prevent disease.
Life Line Screening did everything it was supposed to do for me. Their screening just happened to align with some tests I was having my doctor do, but I wanted a second opinion. The only thing is they sent me my results, but the imaging on the paper was blacked out. You could barely see it. Other than that, my experience was great.
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April 26 2025 10:34AM
Everybody at Life Line was on the ball and they're all nice people. The quality of the screening seemed good to me. They sent me a photograph and a package with all the readings. They showed me the ultrasound on my aorta. The only problem I have with that was the quality of the picture. I did have an ultra scan for my aorta back in '15, and the cardiologist saw a little something there. I've seen that. That was perfectly clear. That was his natural picture of it. What they found was something a little bit different that I wasn't expecting. I need to get that checked out. I'm glad I got the test for that particular reason.
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April 23 2025 5:13AM
I've been doing screening with Life Line at least once a year, sometimes twice, for about 15 years. For a while, I didn't really have a good GP that I was using. So, I would have them do the bloodwork and also screening with the ultrasound on my carotids. I'd been monitoring both my carotids, but my right one had moderate blockage for years. The last time I went, it was critical. So, they told me before I left there that I needed to get some help. I called my neurosurgeon, who set me up an appointment, and I went into him. About two weeks later, I had my carotid cleaned out and a stent put in. It was pretty darn blocked. I would have had a stroke if I'd waited several months.
I've always gone to Life Line. And for one price, you can get a whole bunch done and it suited my needs. Even though I have a GP now for the last two or three years, luckily, I was still going to Life Line Screening because he never put his stethoscope on my neck to check my carotid. As a matter of fact, my wife tried to talk me out of going the last time I went. I said, "Well, I've already got it set up and they do ultrasound on my carotid and I want to make sure I get that checked." She said, "Well, you go to your GP every six months and he does all the bloodwork and everything." I said, "No, I still want to get my carotid checked." I went and I did that and it may have saved my life.
As far as the location, it's well-organized. You go in and they have a time they tell you to come. Then, there are usually some people there waiting and I have to wait a little while sometimes. They get you in and they have all these different stations set up that do different things like checking your blood flow to your feet and checking if you got an aneurysm in your aorta. So, they do all that, and they do a lot of stuff right on site. On a few things, you have to get the report in the mail a week or two later. With most of the stuff, they can tell you that day what the results were but with a lot of people that want to get a lot of things checked, you don't get all that at a doctor's office. They do all kind of screening. You get your PSA. That's another reason I wanted to go. I had not had my PSA done in a while and I wanted to see what that was. So, they did that.
They have different locations every time. They set it up with different churches, use their facilities, and they've used a school or two occasionally. They set up wherever they can get it set up in different locations. I try to get the ones that's convenient. I have used them a time or two out of town. It was in a small town north of Savannah where I live because I have some rural property up there that I go to, and it's on the way. So, I would set it up. I went when it was in Rankin one time and one time when it was in Springfield, which is two little small towns north of Savannah. But usually, they have it somewhere where it's fairly convenient. This latest time I went, it was the closest to where I live. It was only six minutes from where I live. I wanted to go to them because it was convenient.
Overall, I haven't had a bad experience with them in 15 years going. Sometimes you have to wait a little longer than others but usually, you're in and out of there within an hour and a half by the time they call you in and get all the different tests run. I highly recommend them. A lot of doctors don't do everything that they should be checking. You can get a whole gamut of tests run there.
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April 13 2025 3:11AM
My lady friend told me about Life Line Screening, and out of curiosity, I decided to do the screening. I'm glad I did because I found out that I was 75% blocked in the right artery of my neck. I didn't mind any kind of cost because I was interested in finding out if there was anything wrong. Life Line's screening process was very well done. There was a lot of information as well that you could get.
Everything was done professionally. I was told about the results. The results showed about 75%. They asked me to go to the doctors. So, I went to the doctors and they found out that it was actually 95% blocked and it was like a rock in there that they had to open it up and scrape it out. I had that done about three weeks ago, and I'm doing fine.
Dorn V.
Fort Myers, FL
April 08 2025 6:39AM
I've been going through Life Line Screening for several years. I've done some screening recently. In the last couple of screenings, my carotid artery was getting a little bit more blocked on one side. So because of the screening, I went and reviewed it with my vascular surgeon and I had the surgery for that. The technicians were fine. Everybody was okay. The overall cost is good. It cost a lot of less than the surgery. I'd recommend Life Line to anybody my age. It's good that they remind us every so often that, "Here we are. We're going to be in the Greer," where I live, the South Carolina area, so that we know about it and can go ahead and make arrangements to come in. I look forward that they keep in touch and they let me know whenever they're in the area.
Andrew H.
Greer, SC
April 01 2025 7:14AM
Everything went well with Life Line. They caught an aneurysm, and Rex has already had a stent put in and had it taken care of. They were very attentive to the aneurysm they found with him. He had all of the tests done over there, and for him, the results were good. For me, I haven't received mine yet. I paid to check something with my information, and I've not received anything since November.
Ms. B.
McClure, OH
March 30 2025 9:17AM
I do screening with Life Line every year, and I'm happy with it. The technicians have always been great. While it has been a while since I've done the last screening here, the result was good because they noticed an aneurysm from my heart. So, I had it taken care of and had a surgery and I only found it because of Life Line. They did a good job. I plan on doing the screening every year that they come through town.
Greg L.
Kirksville, MO
March 13 2025 4:36AM
We've been using Life Line Screening for years and we like it. We've been doing screening for 20 years just for prevention to know the difference. The Life Line techs are very good and very efficient. As far as the results, I always felt like they were accurate. I recommend Life Line every time I see somebody, tell them how preventive it is and how it's very informative to find something out before it happens.
Jeff W.
Robertsdale, AL
February 28 2025 2:33AM
My husband and I had been receiving the emailing from Life Line Screening for a while. My husband had signed up and did it twice, and then he encouraged me to do it as well. I was treated very nicely. Everybody was very thorough as far as what would need to be done and they were very cordial and polite. Life Line saved my life. They found a blockage and sent me to my primary care doctor. I've had two surgeries over the past two weeks to correct what they found. So, I would encourage people to do it. I've bene telling everybody about it over the past two weeks.
June G.
Hixson, TN
February 24 2025 2:13AM
My experience with Life Line Screening is worth the money. It's the second time I've done it. They're really nice when I go there. Everybody's pleasant and the process is quick.
