Order Code:
CPT Code:
Specimen Type:
Any
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow
7 mL whole blood, 10 mL amniotic fluid,…
Bone marrow, fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis,…
Cultured fibroblast or skin biopsy
Fluid
Serum (preferred) or plasma
Serum or plasma in a metal-free transport tube
Slowly-growing mycobacteria, not M tuberculosis, isolated from a…
2 tubes heparinized whole blood preferred
Amniotic fluid or chorionic villus sample (CVS) (Submission…
Aural or nasal fluid
Plasma
Pure culture isolate of bacteria, yeast, mold, Nocardia,…
Pure culture yeast isolate
Serum
Serum AND Whole Blood
Serum or plasma
Stool
Urine
Urine (24-hour), PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Urine (Random)
Water or aqueous sample.
Whole blood
Whole blood or bone marrow
009209: cells from lateral vaginal wall; 190074: cells…
10 % Formalin Fixed Tissue
10 ml of a 24 hour urine collection…
10% neutral-buffered formalin or formaldehyde fixed fetal orparaffin-embedded…
15 mL Amniotic fluid AND (2) T25 flask…
24 hour or random stool
4-micron to 5-micron thick section slides OR formalin-fixed…
A Dacron Cervicovaginal swab
A minimum of 10 mL of amniotic fluid…
A minimum of 10 mL plus additional of…
Abdominal fluid
Actively growing isolate (preferred) or eye, genital, oral,…
Actively-growing isolate (preferred) or eye, genital, oral, urethral,…
Amniotic fluid
Amniotic fluid
Amniotic fluid Patient Preparation: Patient's gestational age must…
Amniotic fluid Patient Preparation: The patient's gestational age…
Amniotic fluid (for direct array and abbreviated amnio…
Amniotic fluid (noncentrifuged)
Amniotic fluid or chorionic villus sample (CVS)
Amniotic fluid or chorionic villus sample (CVS) (submission…
Amniotic fluid or chorionic villus sample (CVS) or…
Amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS), cultured amniocytes,…
Amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS), cultured amniocytes,…
Amniotic fluid, cultured cells, or chorionic villus sample…
Amniotic fluid, CVS, or cultured amniocytes. Maternal blood…
Amniotic fluid, direct and cultured cells, or chorionic…
Amniotic fluid, fetal urine, or cystic hygroma fluid
Amniotic fluid, fetal urine, or cystic hygroma fluid…
Amniotic fluid, UNCENTRIFUGED
Amniotic fluid;
Cell culture - LA
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS);
Cell culture…
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS);
Cell culture…
Amniotic, amniocentesis fluid
Any clinical material
The following are examples:
•…
Any clinical material The following are examples: •…
Any fresh body fluid
Aptima Vaginal Swab or in UTM
Arthropod preserved in 70% ethanol or formalin (ParaPak…
Aspirate, biopsy, blood, body fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage,hair, nails,…
Aspirate, biopsy, blood, body fluid, nails, skin, sputum,…
Aspirated breast duct material in CytoLyt® tube
Aspirated material
Aspirates, biopsy, tissue, bronchial washing
BAL
BAL; Tissue OR Ocular fluid
Biliary/Hepatic, CSF, Pancreatic, Peritoneal/Ascites, or Pleural fluid (Indicate…
Biopsy, blood, body fluid, aspirates, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL),…
Blood (aerobic culture bottle)
Blood Spot
Blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS), cultured…
Blood, amniotic fluid, or CVS
Blood, bone marrow, CSF, fixed-cell pellet from a…
Blood, bone marrow, CSF, fixed-cell pellet from a…
Blood, bone marrow, fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic…
Blood, bone marrow, fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic…
Blood, bone marrow, slides, paraffin block, lymph node,…
Blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), dermal, ocular, genital, mucosal,…
Blood, urine, buffy coat, throat, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL),…
Blood, urine, buffy coat, throat, bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial…
Body Fluid
Body fluid Note: State source of fluid on…
Body fluid (eg, ascitic fluid, pleural fluid, etc)
Body fluid (PROTECT FROM LIGHT; specimen source is…
Body fluid, Frozen
Body fluids
Bone marrow
Bone marrow
Bone marrow or peripheral blood
Bone marrow, blood (>4% blasts required − see…
Bone marrow, blood (>4% blasts required; see Collection),…
Bone marrow, blood (with excess blast), cerebrospinal fluid…
Bone marrow, fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis,…
Breath sample
Bronchial washing, bronchoalveolar lavage, lung tissue, pleural fluid,…
Bronchial washings or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens obtained…
Bronchial washings or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens, pleural…
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), nasal wash, nasopharyngeal swab or…
Brush from lesion area
Buccal swab
Buccal swabs or whole blood; other samples such…
Calculi Special Instructions: Submit dried calculi. Do not…
cDNA;
Peripheral blood;
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow;
Bone…
Cell culture - LA;
Cell culture - CVS;…
Cells form cervix, endocervix and vaginal pool …
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid Collection: Label specimen plainly as "acute"…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Patient Preparation: Lumbar puncture should…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) AND serum, collected at the…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or whole blood
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), FROZEN
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), nasopharyngeal (NP)/throat swab, stool or…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), swab, whole blood, serum, plasma
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), swab, whole blood, serum, plasma…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), vitreous fluid or whole blood
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), vitreous fluid, whole blood or…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), whole blood or swab
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), whole blood, or synovial fluid
Cervical brush sample in Digene DNA collection kit…
Cervical cell scrapings
Cervical cells Patient Preparation: Patient should avoid douches…
Cervical cells in liquid-based cytology transport Patient Preparation:…
Cervical cells in liquid-based cytology transport Patient Preparation:…
Cervical cells in ThinPrep(R) vial Patient Preparation: Patient…
Chlamydia is an intracellular pathogen. Obtain swab specimens…
Chorionic villi
Chorionic villi (We recommend for the samples to…
Chorionic villus sample (CVS)
Gender by ultrasound is…
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS);
Cell culture - CVS
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS);
Cell culture - CVS;…
Citrated plasma, FROZEN
Citrated plasma, FROZEN Patient Preparation: The patient should…
Clean-catch urine or CSF
CSF
CSF Patient Preparation: Rest prior to collection
CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)
CSF by lumbar puncture
CSF or ocular specimen, vesicle fluid or tissue…
CSF or plasma
CSF or Serum
CSF, Frozen
CSF, whole blood, serum, genital swab
Cultured amniotic fluid, OR cultured chorionic villus (CVS)…
Dialysate
DNA;
Bone marrow;
Fixed cell suspension;
Non stained…
DNA;
Fetal DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Cell…
DNA;
Fetal DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic…
DNA;
Fetal DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic…
DNA;
Fetal DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic…
DNA;
Fetal DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic…
DNA;
Fetal DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic…
DNA;
Peripheral blood
DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow
DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Buccal swab;
Peripheral blood
DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Buccal swab;
Saliva (kit not…
DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Peripheral blood
DNA;
Peripheral blood;
Peripheral blood;
Buccal swab;
Saliva…
DNA;
Peripheral blood; Fetal DNA
Donor sample: Whole blood; Recipient sample: Serum
Donor sample: Whole blood
Recipient sample: Serum
Dried Blood Spot (DBS)
Dried Blood Spot (DBS). Do not use EDTA-containing…
Dried Blood Spot (DBS). Specimens should be ideally…
Duodenal fluid, Frozen
EDTA Blood
Endocervical exudates or scrapings, urethral exudate, urine, endometrial…
Endocervical, vaginal, or male urethral swab in Aptima®…
Endocervical, vaginal, or male urethral swab in Aptima®…
Endocervical, vaginal, or male urethral swab; first-void urine…
Endocervical, vaginal, or male urethral swab; first-void urine…
Expectorated sputum
Expectorated sputum, not saliva or nasal aspirates
Feces in Mayo kit
Female - cervical swab; Male - urine or…
Fetal blood
Fetal DNA;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS);…
FFPE sections
Filter paper cards Patient Preparation: Ideal time for…
First morning sputum (not saliva) (three separate specimens…
First-void urine in Aptima® urine transport Patient Preparation:…
Fixed cell suspension
Fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis, slides with…
Fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis, slides with…
Fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis, slides with…
Fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis, slides with…
Fluid
Fluid (Pericardial, Peritoneal/Ascites, or Pleural fluid)
Fluid or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
FNA, formalin-fixed paraffin blocks are also acceptable.
FNA; formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks are acceptable
Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue; fixed cell…
Formalin fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue, whole blood
Formalin-fixed paraffin block or fresh tissue (acceptable at…
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue, Special Instructions Pertinent clinical…
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue
Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue biopsy. Tissue biopsies should…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides Note:…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides Special…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides Special…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides from…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides. Special…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides. Fixative…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block, slides or plasma,…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks or slides, thyroid…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks or slides, thyroid…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks or slides. Special…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue or five unstained slides…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue, or five unstained slides…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor Special Instructions: Fixation time…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor (tissue block)
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPE) block or slides Special…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPE) block or slides from…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPE) block or slides from…
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block or slides
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded(FFPE) tissue and/or slides sectioned from tissue…
Formalin/bone marrow-fixed (not decalcified); paraffin-embedded tissue or six…
Fresh biopsy or tissue fixed in a paraffin…
Fresh fluid
Fresh sputum
Fresh whole blood
Gallstone or Salivary
Gastric contents or Gastric lavage fluid
Gastric Fluid Note: Submit sample to the laboratory…
Gastric material Note: Submit sample to the laboratory…
Hair
Hair, skin, or nail cuttings or scrapings
Heparin plasma
Human small bowel tissue
Impression smears of tissues, lesion scraping and swabs,…
Impression smears of tissues, lesion scrapings and swabs,…
Induced sputum, bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL), lung tissue,…
Invasive breast carcinoma, FFPE (formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded) tissue specimens…
Isolated acid-fast bacillus on agar or egg-based media;…
Isolated acid-fast bacillus on agar or egg-based media;…
Isolated mycobacteria from primary clinical specimen on media…
IUD
Lipid profile: Serum (preferred) or plasma. Lipoprotein reflex:…
Lipid profile: Serum (preferred) or plasma. Lipoprotein reflex:…
Liquid
Liquid random stool
Liquid stool (24-hour or random)
Liquid stool, Frozen
Liver tissue
Low vaginal swab, rectal swab
Lung biopsy, lung exudate, pleural fluid, transtracheal aspirate,…
Lung tissue, other body tissue, pleural fluid, transtracheal…
Lung tissue, transtracheal aspirate, pleural fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage…
Lung/bronchial washings or lung biopsy, node aspirates
Lymph node Patient Preparation: Patient should not be…
Lymph node aspirate in saline
Meconium
Muscle, skeletal (fresh)
Mycobacterium avium complex isolated from a primary clinical…
Mycobacterium marinum isolated from a primary clinical specimen,…
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from a primary clinical specimen,…
Nails
Nasal aspirate
Nasal secretions
Nasal Swab
Nasal wash
Nasal Wash, Nasopharyngeal Aspirate, Nasopharyngeal Swab and Nasal…
Nasal wash, nasopharyngeal swab, bronchoalveolar lavage, pleural fluid.…
Nasal/Nasopharyngeal Swab
Nasopharyngeal (NP) aspirate or wash, NP swab, nasal…
Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, throat swab (dacron or rayon),…
Nasopharyngeal (NP) washes or aspirates (preferred), NP
swabs;…
Nasopharyngeal aspirate or wash, nasopharyngeal swab
Nasopharyngeal swab
Nasopharyngeal swab Patient Preparation: Patient must not be…
Nasopharyngeal swab in universal transport medium or respiratory…
Nasopharyngeal swab in viral transport medium or nasopharyngeal…
Nasopharyngeal swab, nasal swab, throat swab, or combined…
Nasopharyngeal swab, throat swab, or urine
Nipple discharge
Nocardia species or other aerobic actinomycetes isolated from…
Non stained cytogenetics slides;
Tissue;
Tissue
Nose, Axilla, Groin, Hand, Skin, etc
NP wash
Ocular Humor
One paraffin-embedded tumor
One paraffin-embedded tumor and either whole blood or…
One swab in viral transport medium or urine…
Ovarian biopsy, products of conception, placental biopsy Special…
Packed RBCs and plasma
Paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue block or slides sectioned…
Parathyroid aspirate, frozen
Perchloric acid supernatant from oxalated whole blood Patient…
Pericardial fluid
Peripheral blood
Bone marrow
Non stained cytogenetics slides…
Peripheral blood
Amniotic fluid
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)…
Peripheral blood
Peripheral blood (Please send sample immediately after collection…
Peripheral blood or bone marrow
Peripheral blood;
Amniotic fluid;
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS);…
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow;
Non stained cytogenetics slides;…
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow;
Tissue;
Tissue;
Fixed cell…
Peripheral blood;
Fixed cell suspension
Peripheral blood;
Peripheral blood;
Bone marrow;
Bone marrow
Peritoneal fluid
Pharyngeal specimen collected with Aptima(R) unisex collection swab…
Pharyngeal specimen collected with Aptima® unisex collection swab…
Plasma
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting for…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Ideally the patient should not…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Ideally the patient should not…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must be fasting 12…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be on a…
Plasma Patient Preparation: The patient should be in…
Plasma Patient Preparation: The patient should fast for…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must fast a minimum…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Pediatric patients (younger than nine…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting 10…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Do NOT draw from an…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Avoid warfarin (Coumadin(R)) therapy for…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Ideally the patient should not…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting for…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting overnight…
Plasma Patient Preparation: The patient should fast overnight…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Avoid warfarin (Coumadin(R)) therapy for…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Ideally the patient should not…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must fast a minimum…
Plasma Patient Preparation: The patient should fast overnight…
Plasma Patient Preparation:Patient should fast for 8 hours…
Plasma Patient Preparation:Patient should be fasting 12 to…
Plasma Patient Preparation: The patient should not be…
Plasma Patient Preparation: The patient should fast for…
Plasma Collection: Specimen must be drawn in a…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should not be on…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Avoid warfarin (Coumadin) therapy for…
Plasma Patient Preparation: Avoid warfarin (Coumadin(R)) therapy for…
Plasma (EDTA) Patient must not have received radiocative…
Plasma (EDTA) or serum
Plasma (EDTA) with Futhan, frozen
Plasma (EDTA), FROZEN
Plasma (EDTA), protected from light
Plasma (Patient must fast a minimum of 8…
Plasma (platelet poor), frozen
Plasma (platelet poor), FROZEN Special Instructions: If the…
Plasma (preferred) or serum
Plasma (preferred) or serum Patient Preparation: Please indicate…
Plasma (preferred) OR serum in certified metal-free transport…
Plasma (preferred); serum is acceptable Patient Preparation: A…
Plasma (primary) or serum (acceptable)
Plasma AND cerebrospinal fluid
Plasma and serum
Plasma and Serum
Plasma AND urine
Plasma AND whole blood
Plasma AND whole blood Patient Preparation: Do not…
Plasma in certified metal-free tube
Plasma or serum
Plasma Patient Preparation:Patient should be fasting 12 to…
Plasma with aprotinin (Trasylol (R)), FROZEN
Plasma with Trasylol® Collection: Trasylol(R) kits may be…
Plasma with Trasylol®, frozen
Plasma, frozen
Plasma, FROZEN
Plasma, FROZEN Patient Preparation: The patient should fast…
Plasma, FROZEN Patient Preparation: Avoid warfarin (Coumadin(R)) therapy…
Plasma, FROZEN Patient Preparation: Avoid warfarin (Coumadin(R)) therapy…
Plasma, FROZEN and PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Plasma, Frozen and Seum, room temperature
Plasma, frozen AND whole blood, frozen
Plasma, FROZEN in Z preservative tube Patient Preparation:…
Plasma, frozen, and serum, refrigerated, and whole blood…
Plasma, frozen, and serum, refrigerated, and whole blood…
Plasma, FROZEN; plasma with aprotinin (Trasylol(R)), (Trasylol(R) acceptable,…
Plasma, protected from light Patient Preparation: Patient should…
Plasma, serum or CSF
Plasma, serum, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Plasma, Whole blood
Plasma, whole blood or serum
Platelet-poor Plasma
Pleural fluid
Pleural, BAL, bronchial washing, sputum, Tissue, body fluid
Preferred fixed products of conception (POC), formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded…
Preferred nonfixed tissue or products of conception (POC)/placental…
Preferred Specimens: CSF, ocular fluid, BAL, bronchial
washing,…
PreservCyt® fluid (removed prior to processing of the…
Publish (Y/N)
Pure culture isolate of bacteria, yeast, filamentous fungi,…
Pure culture isolate of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae…
Pure culture isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Pure culture of aerobic bacteria or facultatively anaerobic…
Pure culture of bacteria (with identification) to be…
Pure culture of bacteria to be tested
Pure culture of mold isolate
Pure culture of yeast isolate on media slant;…
Pure culture yeast isolate
Pure culture yeast isolate.
Pure isolate
Pure isolate of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic organisms;…
Pure isolate of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic rapidly-growing…
Pure isolate of anaerobic organisms; identification of multiple…
Pure isolate of organism. Testing of multiple isolates…
Pureculture isolate of bacteria, 18-72hoursoldfrom an actively growingculture…
Pus or discharge from the eye
Pus, tissue, abscess, biopsy, aspirate, drainage or exudate
Random urine
Random urine Patient Preparation: Patient should not be…
Rapidly-growing mycobacteria isolated from a primary clinical specimen,…
RBC'S
RBC, frozen
RBCs
Rectal
Rectal or perianal swab
Rectal specimen collected with Aptima® unisex collection swab…
Rectal specimen collected with Aptima® unisex collection swab…
Rectal swab
Rectal swab or Stool
Red blood cells
Red blood cells (RBC's)
Red blood cells (RBCs)
Red blood cells (RBCs) Collection: Centrifuge tube as…
Respiratory specimen: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchial wash, or…
Respiratory specimens
Saliva
Saliva, FROZEN
Saliva, oral fluid in Quantisal™ device
Second morning specimen; voided or catheterized urine; intraoperative…
Semen
Serous fluid
Serous fluids (pleural, pericardial, ascitic) or synovial fluid
Serum
Serum
Collection: Transport blood immediately to
laboratory. Incubate…
Serum
Serum
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be on a…
Serum Collection: Centrifuge 15 minutes at 1,000g prior…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting
Serum Patient preparation:
Patient should fast for 12…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting for…
Serum Note: Patient must be fasting overnight, 12…
Serum Note: Patient should fast for 14-16 hours…
Serum Patient Preparation:
Patients should be cautioned to…
Serum Patient Preparation: It is recommended to ask…
Serum Patient Preparation: Fasting 12 hours, free from…
Serum Patient Preparation: It isrecommended to ask all…
Serum Patient Preparation: No isotopes administered 24 hours…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient must be fasting overnight,…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be on stable…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should fast for 14-16…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should have no radioactive…
Serum Special Instructions: This test is intended for…
Serum Patient should be fast for 12 to…
Serum Patient should be fasting
Serum Note: Blood specimen must be drawn six…
Serum Patient Preparation: It is recommended to ask…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting for…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should abstain from alcohol…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be FASTING for…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patients should fast for 10…
Serum Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is preferred
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting
Serum Patient Preparation: Sample should be collected in…
Serum Patient Preparation: It is recommended to ask…
Serum Note: Submit unopened, gel-barrier tube or red-top…
Serum Patient Preparation: Patient should fast for 12…
Serum (Note: Label each tube with patient's name,…
Serum (Send complete specimen in the original tube.…
Serum AND CSF
Serum or Peripheral blood
Serum (EDTA or heparin plasma may be used.)
Serum (preferred) or EDTA plasma
Serum (preferred) or plasma
Serum (preferred) OR plasma
Serum (preferred) or plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must…
Serum (preferred) or plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must…
Serum (preferred) or plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should…
Serum (preferred) or plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must…
Serum (preferred) or plasma (EDTA or heparin )
Serum (preferred) or plasma (heparin)
Serum (preferred) OR plasma AND whole blood
Serum (preferred) or plasma and whole blood Note:…
Serum (preferred) or plasma, frozen
Serum (preferred) or plasma,FROZEN
Serum (preferred); lithium heparin plasma is acceptable.
Serum (preferred); lithium heparin plasma is acceptable.
Serum (preferred) or plasma
Serum (Protect from light)
Serum (refrigerated) AND plasma (FROZEN)
Serum AND cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), collected at the…
Serum AND cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), COLLECTED AT THE…
Serum and plasma
Serum and plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be…
Serum and Plasma (sodium citrated), FROZEN
Serum and plasma(sodium citrate), frozen
Serum and Urine (24 hour)
Serum and Urine, 24 hour
Serum and whole blood
Serum AND whole blood Patient Preparation: Do NOT…
Serum AND whole blood Patient Preparation: It is…
Serum AND Whole Blood Patient Preparation: Patient should…
Serum and/or whole blood
Serum or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Serum or CSF
Serum or CSF CSF will be performed and…
Serum or heparinized plasma
Serum or plasma
Serum or plasma
Serum or plasma Patient Preparation: Adults: Fasting specimen…
Serum or plasma Patient Preparation: Patient should be…
Serum or plasma Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is…
Serum or plasma Patient Preparation: Patient must fast…
Serum or plasma Patient Preparation: Do NOT collect…
Serum OR plasma Special Instructions: It is recommended…
Serum OR plasma Special Instructions: This test may…
Serum or Plasma ( Adults: Fasting specimen preferred.…
Serum or plasma (Do not use a gel-barrier…
Serum or plasma (EDTA)
Serum or plasma AND stool
Serum or plasma AND whole blood
Serum or plasma in certified metal-free plastic transport…
Serum or plasma in metal-free collection tubes
Serum or plasma in trace metal free plastic…
Serum or plasma, Frozen
Serum OR plasma, FROZEN and PROTECT FROM LIGHT
Serum or plasma, FROZEN and PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Serum or plasma, PROTECT FROM LIGHT
Serum or plasma, protected from light
Serum or plasma
Serum preferred, CSF acceptable
Serum
Serum, (preferred) or plasma
Serum, Beta Carotene PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Serum, citrate plasma, whole blood, and whole blood…
Serum, FROZEN
Serum, Frozen Patient Preparation: Patient must be fasting…
Serum, FROZEN Patient preparation: No radioisotopes administered 24…
Serum, frozen Patient Preparation: Patient should be fasting
Serum, FROZEN (Allow blood sample collected in serum…
Serum, frozen and protected from light
Serum, FROZEN and PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Serum, FROZEN and room temperature
Serum, frozen or refrigerated, and urine, frozen or…
Serum, FROZEN; serum, refrigerated; whole blood AND one…
Serum, plasma in certified metal-free plastic transport tube,…
Serum, plasma OR whole blood
Serum, plasma, and whole blood
Serum, plasma, AND whole blood
Serum, plasma, or whole blood
Serum, plasma, or whole blood
Serum, plasma, whole blood or CSF
Serum, prewarmed Patient Preparation: Patient should fast
Serum, prewarmed (Specimen must be drawn in a…
Serum, prewarmed. Specimen must be drawn in a…
Serum, PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Serum, protected from light Patient should fast for…
Serum, refrigerated AND plasma, frozen Patient Preparation: No…
Serum, shipped refrigerated or plasma
Serum/Plasma
Serum; Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is preferred.
Skin scrappings,hair, nail, sputum
Slide Collection: Collect specimen as soon as possible…
Smear (air-dried)
Smear(s)
Smears made from fingerstick or heparinized specimen; heparin…
Specimen of choice: Urine Alternate specimen types: serum,…
Spinal fluid
Spun NMR LipoTube (preferred), serum from a plain…
Spun NMR LipoTube (preferred), serum from a plain…
Spun NMR LipoTube (preferred), serum from a plain…
Spun NMR LipoTube (preferred), shipped refrigerated. Patient Preparation:…
Sputum
Sputum (adult population) first morning specimen
Sputum (adult population) first morning specimen Patient Preparation:…
Sputum in sterile container Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab…
Sputum or Nasopharyngeal swab AND Serum. Kindly refer…
Sputum or Nasopharyngeal swab. Kindly refer to PDF…
Sputum, bronchial washing, bronchial brushing, bronchial alveolar lavage,…
Sputum, bronchial washing, bronchial brushing, bronchial alveolar lavage,…
Sputum, endotracheal aspirate, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchial brushing,…
Sputum, endotracheal aspirate, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), cough swab
Sputum, NP swab in UTM, Bronchial lavage
Sputum, respiratory aspirate, lavage fluid, pleural fluid, cerebrospinal…
Sputum,tracheal aspirate, bronchial lavage, tissue, etc
Stained slide
Stained slide/Unstained slide/ Tissue Block
Sterile, non-necrotic tumor tissue (please submit sample immediately…
Stool
Stool Patient Preparation: 1. Patient should be instructed…
Stool (72-hour)
Stool (fresh random) Patient should be on a…
Stool (random) Patient Preparation: Patient is required to…
Stool (unformed)
Stool (unpreserved random)
Stool (unpreserved, random)
Stool fluid or stool solid
Stool in Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle. Patient Preparation:…
Stool in SentiFIT extraction pierce collection tube
Stool or proctoscopic specimen
Stool or rectal swab placed in stool culture…
Stool or rectal swab placed in stool culture…
Stool or Urine
Stool placed in a stool culture transport vial…
Stool, FROZEN
Stool, frozen (unpreserved, random)
Submit skin scrapings between two glass slides rubber-banded…
Sural Nerve
Swab
Swab - HVS
Swab - HVS, LVS, Cervical, Gonorrhea, Urethral, etc
Swab Note: Submit sample immediately after collection from…
Swab of posterior oropharynx, tonsils, or other inflamed…
Swab of vaginal and rectal specimen
Swab of vaginal and rectal specimen
Swab specimen of nares, axilla, torso, rectum, groin…
Swab
Swabs from surfaces or objects
Synovial fluid
Synovial Fluid; Special Instructions: Ship sample immediately after…
Testing Volume/Size: One core, 2 cm length (minimum…
Thinprep LBC Vial with Cervical or sampling
Thinprep LBC Vial with Cervical or sampling processed…
ThinPrep® vial or SurePath™ vial
Three slides of 4- or 5-micron FFPE sections…
Throat or nasopharyngeal (NP) swab or wash, sputum,…
Throat or nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, bronchial washings or…
Throat Swab
Throat swabs, sputum, bronchial washings, lung tissue, tracheal…
Throat/nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, bronchoalveolar (BAL)/bronchial wash/aspirate, NP wash/aspirate,…
Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA) biopsy
Tissue
Tissue Special Instructions: Pertinent clinical diagnosis including pathology…
Tissue Special Instructions: Please provide a copy of…
Tissue specimen in Michel's transport fluid
Tissue specimen in Trumps fixative
Tissue, Paraffin (Specimen source is required) Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded…
Tissue, skin, ovarian biopsy, products of conception,
placental…
Tissue, skin, products of conception, placental biopsy
Tissue;
Tissue;
DNA extracted from tissue
Tissue; not in formalin
Tissue
Tra
Tracheal aspirates
Tumor (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded)
Tumor (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded)
Tumor (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded) Special Instructions: Fixation time and…
Two free-falling blood drops approximating size of imprinted…
Unknown substance or residue
Unstained slide/Tissue Block
Urine
Urine Special Instructions: This panel is designed for…
Urine Special Instructions: This test is only performed…
Urine Special Instructions: This panel is designed for…
Urine Special Instructions:This panel is designed for pain…
Urine Special Instructions: Specimens should be received at…
Urine Patient Preparation: Patient should avoid salicylates, caffeine,…
Urine Patient must fast a minimum of 8…
Urine Patient Preparation: Patient should avoid aspirin, disulfiram,…
Urine (24 hour)
Urine (24 hour), Frozen
Urine (24 hrs)
Urine (24-hour or random)
Urine (24-hour)
Urine (24-hour)
Urine (24-hour), acidified or frozen
Urine (24-hour), FROZEN and PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Urine (24-hour), PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Urine (early-morning preferred)
Urine (first morning)
Urine (MALE ONLY)
Urine (random or 24-hour)
Urine (random or 24-hour)
Urine (random or 24-hour) Special Instructions: Do not…
Urine (random or 24-hour) Patient Preparation: Patient should…
Urine (random or 24-hour) Special Instructions: Do not…
Urine (random or 24-hour) Special Instructions:
State 24-hour…
Urine (random or spot collection)
Urine (random)
Urine (random)
Urine (random) Patient Preparation: Patient should avoid aspirin,…
Urine (random) Special Instructions: Send sample immediately after…
Urine (random) Patient Preparation: Avoid vitamin C supplements…
Urine (random) Patient Preparation: Avoid bananas, avocados, plums,…
Urine (Random) Special Instructions: This screen is suitable…
Urine (random) Patient Preparation: Patient should be instructed…
Urine (random) Special Instructions: Do not use preservatives.…
Urine (random) Protect from light
Urine (Random)
Urine (random), acidified or frozen Special Instructions:pH must…
Urine (random), FROZEN and PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Urine (random), PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Urine (random), serum, plasma, or whole blood
Urine (random); PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Urine (unpreserved)
Urine 24 hours
Urine aliquot or spot urine
Urine, (24-hour)
Urine, (Random)
Urine, 24 hour
Urine, 24 hour Patient Preparation: Patient should be…
Urine, 24 hours
Urine, 24-hour
Urine, Frozen
Urine, no preservative
Urine, no preservative. Submit first morning specimen.
Urine, random
Urine, Random (First morning collection preferred)
Urine, random or 24 hour
Urine, random urine
Urine, Random, Frozen
Urine, random, light protected
Urine, Vaginal swab
Urine (Random)
Urine (Random)
UTM
Vaginal fluid
Vaginal fluid Note: Submit sample immediately to the…
Vaginal swab
Vaginal swab
Vaginal swab, sedimented first-void male urine, semen, prostatic…
Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab, first-void urine…
Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab, first-void urine…
Vesicle fluid, vesicle scrapings
Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, pharyngeal and throat swabs,…
Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, pharyngeal and throat swabs,…
Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, vaginal, or endocervical cells…
Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, vesicular scrapings, pharyngeal and…
Vial with PreservCyt® solution, ThinPrep®; SurePath® vial with…
Vitreous fluid
Vitreous fluid, swab
Voided urine or urine from a catheterized patient
Washed erythrocytes, FROZEN
Water
Water or aqueous sample
Whole blood
Whole blood
Whole blood
Whole blood Note: Please send immediately after collection…
Whole blood Minimum volume: Specimens must arrive in…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: Maternal Prenatal Screening form…
Whole blood Special Instructions: Send sample immediately after…
Whole blood Special Instructions: Send sample immediately after…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: Specimens must be accompanied…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: Maternal and paternal specimens…
Whole blood Note: Sample must be submitted on…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: Clinical Questionnaire and Informed…
Whole blood Note: Patient history form is required
Whole Blood Special Instructions: Pertinent medical findings must…
Whole blood Special Instructions: Please send sample immediately…
Whole blood Special Instructions: When ordering please specify…
Whole Blood Patient Preparation: Blood samples should be…
Whole Blood Note: Ship sample immediately after collection…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: The following information must…
Whole blood Special Instructions: A completed HD specific…
Whole Blood Note: Send sample immediately after collection…
Whole Blood Note: Submit sample immediately after collection…
Whole blood Patient Preparation: Patient should avoid seafood…
Whole blood Specimen should be tested within 72…
Whole blood Specimen should be tested within 72…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: Ship sample immediately after…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: The following information must…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: This test can only…
Whole blood (Specimen should be tested within 72…
Whole blood ( DO NOT place samples on…
Whole blood (DO NOT place samples on a…
Whole blood (EDTA)
Whole blood (EDTA) or dried blood spot Note:…
Whole blood (Specimens should be tested within 72…
Whole Blood -venipuncture
Whole blood and frozen plasma
Whole blood and frozen plasma Patient Preparation: Ideally…
Whole blood AND Plasma
Whole blood and plasma, frozen
Whole blood and serum Note: Ship sample immediatley…
Whole blood AND serum or plasma
Whole blood and urine (random)
Whole blood and Wright stained slide
Whole blood from umbilical cord
Whole blood or amniotic fluid or chorionic villus…
Whole blood or bone marrow
Whole blood or bone marrow
Whole blood or buccal swabs
Whole blood or buccal swabs and serum specimen…
Whole blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Whole Blood or four buccal swabs
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit Special…
Whole blood OR LabCorp buccal swab kit (buccal…
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit (buccal…
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit (buccal…
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit (Buccal…
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit (Buccal…
Whole blood or LabCorp buccal swab kit (the…
Whole blood or Plasma
Whole blood or serum
Whole blood Special Instructions: Specimens must arrive in…
Whole Blood Special Instructions: This test can only…
Whole blood spots on filter paper or whole…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid or LabCorp buccal swab…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid or LabCorp buccal swab…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS)…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS),…
Whole blood, amniotic fluid, chorionic villus sample (CVS),…
Whole blood, bone marrow aspirate, body fluids, fresh…
Whole blood, bone marrow aspirate, body fluids, fresh…
Whole blood, bone marrow or cell pellet
Whole blood, bone marrow or cell pellet Special…
Whole blood, bone marrow or cell pellet
Whole blood, bone marrow, cell pellets from whole…
Whole blood, bone marrow, formalin- fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE)…
Whole blood, bone marrow, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue…
Whole blood, bone marrow, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue…
Whole blood, bone marrow, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue…
Whole blood, bone marrow, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue…
Whole blood, bone marrow, or cell pellet
Whole blood, bone marrow, or nonfixed tumor tissue
Whole blood, buccal swab, amniotic fluid, or chorionic…
Whole blood, DNA is accepted
Whole blood, FROZEN
Whole blood, FROZEN Patient Preparation: Monoamine oxidase inhibitor…
Whole blood, frozen and protected from light
Whole blood, FROZEN AND PROTECTED FROM LIGHT Special…
Whole blood, LabCorp buccal swab kit (buccal swab…
Whole blood, marrow cells, fractionated cells, or extracted…
Whole blood, oral swab, or extracted DNA
Whole blood, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine
Whole blood, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine, or…
Whole blood, plasma, CSF, serum, amniotic fluid, urine,…
Whole blood, plasma, or serum
Whole blood, Saliva collected in an Oragene collection…
Whole blood, Saliva collected in an Oragene collection…
Whole blood, Saliva collected in an Oragene collection…
Whole blood, Saliva collected in an Oragene collection…
Whole blood, Saliva collected in an Oragene collection…
Whole Blood, serum, plasma, BAL, CSF, nasopharyngeal swab,…
Whole blood-ACD
Whole blood-ACD Note: Sample must be submitted on…
Whole blood. Also acceptable dry blood spots and…
Whole Blood/Serum
Whole Blood; ALTERNATE SPECIMENS: Saliva, assisted saliva, buccal…
Whole blood; DNA is accepted
Whole blood; DNA is accepted.
Whole blood; or, for LabCorp clients, buccal swab…
Worm or segment of worm from urine, stool,…
x2 unstained slides per pass and fixed with…
Yes