We partner with Quest Diagnostics to provide laboratory services. You may take your lab order to the laboratory of your choice if you prefer to use another laboratory, but you will need to ensure the laboratory has sent us your results.
If labs were ordered for you during your visit, please schedule yourself for blood tests for labs at Quest Diagnostics. Plan to bring yourself, your ID, and your insurance card to your lab appointment. Please be sure to check in or register with whatever name is associated with your health insurance.
Please get labs done fasting, meaning nothing to eat or drink except water or medications for 8-12 hours, unless you were instructed to get non-fasting
labs.
This is easiest done if you avoid eating after midnight and get labs done before breakfast. This will allow me to get accurate cholesterol and blood sugar testing.
Please also check your supplements and stop any that contain biotin 3 days before lab work. Biotin interferes with many blood test results. Biotin can be found in multivitamins, b-complex vitamins, and "hair skin and nails" vitamins.
Also if you are having hormone labs drawn, it takes 10-14 days for testosterone results to come back, so please ensure you have your blood drawn done with enough time for your results to come back before your follow up appointment.
If you are taking hormone injections, please get labs drawn 3-4 days after an injection for testosterone and 1-3 days after an injection for estrogen.
For testosterone gel, please get labs 2-4 hours after application.
Quest Diagnostics Scheduling Link:
https://appointment.questdiagnostics.com/schedule-appointment/as-reason-for-visit
Select "all other tests" as your reason for visit
As a reminder, it is your responsibility to understand your insurance coverage of any lab tests ordered during your visit.
We have uploaded a copy of your lab orders to the patient portal. To find them, log in to the patient portal. Click the box that says "Review Medical Record". On the lefthand side of the the screen, click the box that says "documents" then click the drop down option that says "Patient documents". You will see a PDF likely called something like "Lab Orders". Click it and you will be able to view and download a copy.
We recommend having a copy of your lab orders available when you get your blood drawn in case the phlebotomist can't find your orders.
You can take your lab order to any lab of your choosing but you will need to help ensure the lab sends us the results when they are available and I recommend bringing a copy of your results if done at an outside lab to a follow up appointment.
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