At a Glance
Profile: Complete Blood Count (CBC) + ESR. Tests: 21 parameters. Price: From 450. Fasting: Not required. Sample: Blood. Reports: 24 hours, digital. Home collection: Available across Greater Noida; any charge is shown in the booking flow. Lab: NABL-accredited. A CBC is rarely a one-off. It is repeated to follow a fever, to confirm that anaemia treatment is working, or to refresh a baseline before a procedure. Every repeat is another trip if the nearest collection point is far away. This profile needs no fasting and no particular hour, so it is the easiest blood test to move to your doorstep. It is also inside every full body package, starting with the Basic Full Body Checkup (77 parameters), which costs less than booking several profiles one at a time. ## Access Matters More Here Than the Test Itself Greater Noida is newer and more spread out than Delhi or Gurgaon, and a collection centre is not always a short ride from a residential sector, a university hostel or a society in Greater Noida West. A home draw replaces that trip. Because there is no overnight fast to plan around, the visit can be booked for the hour that suits whoever is being tested: a student between lectures, a parent after the morning routine, a working adult in the evening. Nothing about the sample changes with the place it is taken. ## The Red Cell Group Seven values describe your red cells: Haemoglobin, RBC Count, Haematocrit (HCT), MCV, MCH, MCHC and RDW-CV. Haemoglobin shows whether anaemia is present. The indices show what kind. MCV is average cell size, MCH and MCHC describe haemoglobin content per cell, and RDW-CV shows how uneven the sizes are. Small cells usually point to iron deficiency or thalassemia trait, large cells to B12 or folate deficiency. Over 50% of Indian women aged 15–49 are anaemic (NFHS-5, 2019–21), so for many people this group is the main reason to test. ## The White Cell Group WBC count Total is reported with Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils and Others, each as a percentage and as an absolute count. Neutrophil-led results usually accompany bacterial infection, lymphocyte-led results are more typical of viral illness, and high eosinophils suggest allergy or a parasitic cause. The absolute counts matter because a percentage can look steady while the total has changed. ## Platelet Count and Following a Fever Platelet Count is one of the 21 parameters. Dengue, malaria and chikungunya are endemic across Delhi NCR, and in dengue the platelet trend over consecutive days is what a doctor acts on. Repeat home draws suit this well. A single very low automated count should be treated with caution, because platelets can clump in the tube and be undercounted. ## ESR in Plain Terms Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate rises with autoimmune disease, chronic infection and some cancers, and changes slowly over days. It shows that inflammation exists, not where. It also rises with age, in pregnancy and in anaemia, so a raised value prompts further questions rather than a diagnosis. ## When the Slide Is Needed A CBC counts cells by machine. If the counts are odd and the reason is unclear, the next step is the Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination, in which a pathologist looks at stained cells under a microscope and describes their shape and structure. It is read alongside this profile, not instead of it. Iron Studies is the other usual follow-up for low haemoglobin. ## What Is Not Included This profile does not include ferritin or other iron markers, Vitamin B12 or folate levels, Hb electrophoresis or HPLC for thalassemia, a reticulocyte count, PT/INR or APTT clotting tests, C-Reactive Protein, a peripheral smear, a bone marrow examination, or any dengue, malaria or typhoid test. A normal CBC does not exclude an early blood disorder. Each of these is a separate order. ## About the Laboratory Samples are processed at a NABL-accredited laboratory in our network. NABL accreditation is granted to individual laboratories after evaluation of their equipment, processes and personnel; it is not a company-wide certification, and HealthVas does not claim to hold it. ## Sources NFHS-5, 2019–21 Content last reviewed: October 2026