Longevity Clinic Melbourne:
what to expect, costs & how to choose.

Longevity clinics have arrived in Melbourne. Rather than waiting for symptoms and treating disease once it turns up, they test deeply and often, across blood biomarkers, DNA, body composition and cardiovascular and metabolic markers, to find risk years before it becomes a diagnosis. This guide covers what actually happens at one, what it costs here, and how to tell a good one from an expensive one.

A longevity clinic is a preventative service focused on extending healthspan, the years you live in good health, rather than treating illness. A standard GP visit is reactive and built around 15 minutes. A longevity program is built around comprehensive baseline testing, a personalised risk assessment, and a plan that gets retested and revised over time. At the HodieLabs clinic in Melbourne that means DNA and genomic testing, 100+ blood biomarkers through accredited labs, DEXA body composition scanning, face-to-face doctor consultations, and one platform holding all of it.

What to expect at your first visit

• Baseline diagnostics. A blood draw covering 100+ biomarkers across cardiovascular, metabolic, hormonal, inflammatory and nutrient systems, DNA collection, and body composition scanning.
• Doctor consultation. A physician reviews your results against your family history and lifestyle, and explains what the numbers mean without hiding behind jargon.
• A personalised plan. Prioritised actions across training, nutrition, sleep, supplements and further testing. Prioritised is the operative word, because a list of 30 things is the same as no list.
• Ongoing tracking. Wearable integration (Apple Health, Garmin, Oura, WHOOP) and periodic retesting, so you find out whether your markers actually improved.

What it costs in Melbourne

Pricing runs from around $299 for entry-level biomarker programs to $5,000 and up per year for premium programs including whole-body MRI. For reference, HodieLabs memberships are $299 per year for the platform and health data intelligence, $999 for advanced diagnostics and expert consults, and $2,499 for double diagnostics and a full expert team.

Worth knowing before you book: most proactive testing is not covered by Medicare, which funds diagnostics where there is a clinical indication. Some individual tests your GP orders along the way may attract a rebate, but assume the program itself is out of pocket.

How to choose one

• In-person or telehealth. Several providers operate entirely online through partner pathology labs, which works well for some people. If you want a physical clinic, real doctor time and on-site testing, check there are actual premises. The HodieLabs flagship is at 85 Spring Street in the CBD, inside Stille, opposite Parliament House.
• Depth of testing. Compare biomarker counts, whether genomic testing is included, and whether DEXA is standard or an add-on that appears on the invoice later.
• What happens after the tests. Data without action is trivia. Look for a clinic that converts results into a trackable plan and retests to prove it worked.
• Doctor involvement. Results should be interpreted by a physician, not generated by an app and emailed to you.
• Price transparency. An annual membership with clear inclusions beats à-la-carte billing that grows every visit.

If you take one question into a consultation, make it this one: what will you do differently with my results, and when will you check whether it worked? A clinic that can't answer that is selling you tests, not care.

This article is general information, not medical advice. Speak with your GP about what testing is appropriate for you.