Procedure for requesting a specimen pick-up

Your office may contact Pathology Associates Services when there is a specimen requiring immediate pick-up, or if the courier has completed a regular visit to your site.

1)  Prepare the specimen by completing the requisition and placing the required number of bar-coded labels on   
      the container(s).  Place the specimen(s) and requisition in a transport bag.

2)  If the specimen is a "rush," please write RUSH at the top of the requisition and follow the RUSH CASE 
      PROCEDURE.

3)  Call Pathology Associates Services at 704-549-8444, ext. 101 to notify us that your office has a pick-up.
      We will need the following information to complete our call-in documentation:
          a. Practice name
          b. Address or location
          c. Name of individual requesting the pick-up
          d. Hours you will be open for a courier to call

4)   A courier will visit your office to pick-up the specimen before the end of the day unless you are otherwise
      notified.

5)   The specimen will be processed on the day it is picked up (prior to 3 p.m.) and generally reported the
       following day.  Results for Rush specimens will be called as soon as possible.

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