Patient Instructions/Preparation

• If the specimen documentation requirements are not met, specimens may be rejected, which will delay final diagnosis. Certain specimens may be rejected with recommendation to recollect.
• Each specimen container/jar must be labeled with the following information: 
  • Full patient name
  • MRN
  • Date of birth
  • Sex
  • Specimen source, including laterality, that fully matches the source on the order requisition. If the source is abbreviated on the printed label, a handwritten source must be provided on the container/jar.
• Specimens are accompanied with Epic orders that include:
  • Full patient name
  • MRN
  • Date of birth
  • Sex
  • Patient location
  • Full name of physician and unique doctor number (if applicable)
  • Date of collection
  • Clinic history, if applicable
  • ICD-9 code of all outpatient specimens
  • Specimen source and description with site specific words, including laterality, that fully matches the source and description on the specimen container.
• Known or Suspected Malignancy for must accompany the specimen to the lab.