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Specimen Submission Policy

Holiday Closure

Please view our holiday closure dates to plan accordingly.

Packaging and shipping of diagnostic specimens must comply with international and federal shipping guidelines.

Improperly Labeled Specimens

Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories at National Jewish Health will not accept any specimen that is not properly and completely identified. On a tube, we require two unique patient identifiers.

The requisition that accompanies the sample must have the:

ordering, resulting and billing entity name
phone number
address
fax number
contact name

Exempt Patient Specimens

Animal specimens are accepted for testing. Please contact client services for clarification. Animal specimens must comply with the same shipping instructions as human specimens.

Exempt Patient Specimen Shipments are acceptable if professional judgment based on the patient’s history has been used to determine that there is a minimal likelihood that the specimen contains a pathogen. These shipments require an Exempt Patient label on the package.

Infectious Substances

Glass tubes must not be used for frozen specimens.

Temperature Requirements

Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories at National Jewish Health will not accept or test any specimen with an attached needle. Please refer to the specific test in our test catalog for specimen collection guidelines.