Vitamin B12 test in Kanpur — the red cell and nerve number.
₹1,200all-in price
Nonefasting needed
6 hrsreport ready
The Vitamin B12 test measures how much B12 is circulating in your blood — the vitamin your body uses to build red blood cells and maintain nerves. At Apoorv Pathology it costs ₹1,200, with no fasting, your result explained in plain language and ready in about 6 hours.* Home collection is charged separately.
*Typical timings for routine tests booked in a morning slot. Some specialised tests take longer — we tell you when you book.
What your number means
under 200
200 – 300
300 +
LowBorderlineAdequate
Shakti's sample: 240 pg/mL — the borderline band, where one number is rarely the whole answer. Their doctor has the context this reading needs.
Borderline is where a second marker earns its place: homocysteine often reads high when B12 is genuinely short, and a CBC shows whether red cells have started running large. Dr. Manju, MD Pathology, reads those together, not one at a time.
Call 108 now — do not wait for a test
Sudden one-sided weakness, new confusion, fainting, chest pain or breathlessness at rest is not a test-first situation. Call 108 or get to the nearest emergency room — a B12 result can follow later.
How we run it
Barcoded samples from collection to analyzer, calibrated analyzers, and pathologist review before anything is released — Dr. Manju, MD Pathology, verifies every report. Your Smart Report then explains the number in plain language instead of leaving you a value and an arrow. Apoorv Pathology is registered under the UP Clinical Establishments Act.
No. The Vitamin B12 test needs no fasting. Do tell us if you have had a B12 injection or supplement recently — it lifts the reading for a while and changes how the result is read.
Most labs read above 300 pg/mL as adequate, 200–300 as borderline and under 200 as low. Your report prints the reference range beside your value, and Dr. Manju, MD Pathology, verifies every report before release.
Vitamin B12 is ₹1,200 at Apoorv Pathology, Kanpur. Home collection is charged separately and depends on your area. The plain-language explanation in your Smart Report is included.
B12 comes almost entirely from animal foods, so a long vegetarian or vegan diet is a common reason people check. How often to repeat it is your doctor's call, based on your reading and your history.
Take the number to your doctor. Borderline readings are usually read alongside homocysteine (₹750) and a CBC (₹300), which show whether the low B12 is showing up in your blood. Your doctor decides what changes.