Ordering Your Own Lab Tests
Tests for children and adults without physician order
Children’s - Minneapolis
Main Lab – Lower level
2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 5404
(612) 813-6280
Children’s – St. Paul
Main Lab – Lower level
345 Smith Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 220-6550
Tests and prices
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TEST NAME
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CODE
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PRICE
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Allergy testing (blood test)
(contact Children’s for full list)
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Varies
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$24.00 (Each allergen tested)
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Bilirubin (total only)
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TBIL
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$17.00
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Blood type (ABO and Rh)
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ABRH
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$23.00
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Chemistry profile
(includes electrolytes, glucose, BUN, Creatinine, calcium)
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PR7
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$29.00
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Cholesterol (total)
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CHOL
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$17.00
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Complete blood count
(White blood cells, red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets, differential)
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CBC/
CBCC
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$24.00
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Glucose
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GLUC
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$12.00
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Hematocrit
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HCT
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$12.00
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Hemoglobin
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HGB
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$12.00
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Hemoglobin A1C
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HA1C
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$29.00
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High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein (hsCRP)
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CRP
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$24.00
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Iron
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FE
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$17.00
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Lead
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PB
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$34.00
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Liver panel (includes ALT, AST, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, total protein, albumin, alkaline phosphatase)
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LIVP
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$29.00
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Mononucleosis screen
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MON
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$17.00
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Pregnancy test (urine or serum)
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UHCG/SHCG
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$22.00
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Protime w/INR
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PT
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$24.00
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Rheumatoid factor
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RA
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$29.00
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TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
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TSH
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$34.00
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Vitamin D,25,OH
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VDT
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$51.00
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DRAWING BLOOD SAMPLES
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Please ask at the front desk – additionally shipping charges may apply. If you have a pre-packaged mailer, please bring it with you and Children’s will take care of sending it. For safety reasons, Children’s is unable to turn specimens over to you directly.
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND HANDLING
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Collection of 1 - 4 blood tubes
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COL14
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$27.00
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Collection of 5 - 6 blood tubes
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COL56
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$32.00
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Collection of 7 or more blood tubes
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COL7
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$37.00
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SPECIMEN PACKAGING AND SHIPPING
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Packaging with dry ice only
(Pre-paid airbill provided with specimen kit)
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ICEO
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$6.00
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FEDX shipping frozen/dry ice
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DICE
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$55.00
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FEDX shipping room temp
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FEDX
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$27.00
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Ordering your own lab tests
Note: This testing is not meant as a substitute for regular medical care.
● A physician’s order is not required for these tests.
● Come directly to Children’s laboratory
-- do not register at the admitting desk
● You must pay cash for the tests in advance by cash, check, or credit card; Children’s will not bill you insurance.
● The tests are available Monday-Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM. No appointment is needed. Limited service is available on weekends; please call ahead to check.
● Depending on the testing, you may wait for the results or choose to have them mailed directly to you. You are encouraged to share them with your health care provider.
● Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Questions?
If you have questions about the services of Children’s laboratory, contact us at (612) 813-6280 in Minneapolis or (651) 220-6550 in St. Paul.
For further interpretation of results, Children’s encourages you to consult your health care provider.
To connect with a primary care provider specializing in pediatrics, call Children’s Physician Network at (651) 931-3555.
Children’s Mission
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics champions the special needs of children and their families. We are committed to improving children’s health by providing high-quality, family-centered pediatric services. We advance these efforts through research and education.
www.childrensmn.org Updated: 1/1/2012
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