Specimen Collection
Specimen Collection Supplies and Guides
Vacutainer Tube Guide
BD UPT Kit Instructions
Tube Order of Draw Guide
Specimen Requirements
The Tests and Panels section on the Diagnostic Testing page contains the complete specimen requirements for each individual test and panel. A customized test, or panel specimen requirement cheat sheet can be created by clicking here, filling out the form and sending it to us.
Specimen Rejection or Test Cancellation
All specimens must be collected, labeled, processed and transported according to the procedures of Unilab and the manufacturers of the supplies used for collection. If there is an issue, a Unilab representative will contact you to try to get it resolved as quickly and easily as possible. The following are a list of criteria that may cause a specimen to be rejected or a test cancelled:
* Incorrect specimen type for the test(s) ordered
* Friday shipments without the boxes “Saturday Delivery” and “No Signature Required” checked resulting in a Monday delivery
* Improperly labeled specimens
* Insufficient volume to conduct the test(s)
* Incorrect specimen container
* Specimen container damaged, or contaminated
* Incomplete or incorrect test requisition
* Specimen arrived in expired container
* Compromised specimen – examples include: hemolysis, lypemic, clotted specimens
* A requisition was not included with the specimen
* A specimen was not included with the requisition