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Free adult health check-up
health check-up · free health screening · preventive check-up · routine adult medical exam
A free health check under your health insurance. The set of tests depends on your age and sex.
For adults by age: usually once every three years until 40 and every year after 40. Check with your own clinic.
⏱ Duration: the first stage usually takes 1 to 2 visits of 1 to 3 hours, with results in a few days
Be sure to tell your doctor
How to prepare
- Booking. Book at the clinic where you are registered, or through an online portal.
- Food. For a blood test, people usually come in the morning on an empty stomach. Check with the clinic.
- Stool test. If a test for hidden blood is ordered, you will be given a container beforehand and told how to collect it.
What to bring
- An ID
- Your health insurance card
- Your insurance or social security number, if the clinic asks
- Results of tests from the last year, if you had any
How it goes
- You fill in a health questionnaire
- Your height, weight, blood pressure, and waist are measured
- You give blood
- An ECG and chest X-ray are done, if it is due
- Women have a gynecology exam
- The doctor sums up and says whether a second stage is needed
What you'll feel
- The tests are usually painless
- The blood test is a short prick
Afterwards
- You get a health record or a report
- If something is found, you are sent for a second stage or to a specialist
- Come for your next check-up on schedule
Common questions
Do I need to take time off work for the check-up?
An employee may get a paid day for the check-up. Ask your employer.
Can I do it on a weekend?
Many clinics see patients on Saturdays. Ask your own.