SHIPPING
INSTRUCTIONS
Your specimen should never be sent wet.
Each specimen should be put in our smaller inner vial unless your specimen is to
large for this vial.
You should mark the smaller inner
vial with patient information. either name or specimen number, but preferably both.
DO NOT LABEL OR WRITE ON THE SECONDARY CONTAINER.
ONCE YOUR SPECIMEN ARRIVES IN OUR LABORATORY IT IS REMOVED FROM THIS CONTAINER IMMEDIATELY.
If you are mailing more than one specimen at a time you may put up to 8 bottles in a bag. However, we
strongly suggest you double bag to prevent specimen loss.
You do not have to use
or wait for our supplies in order to ship your specimen to us.
To meet USPS Mailability
specification, specimens must be double packaged, then placed in a suitable outer container for shipping.
Please drain you specimens of any liquid / blood / urine
Do not ship your specimen in formalin
If your specimen is in a glass tube, do not send this specimen in a standard business envelope
If you have any questions please call us at
1-800-235-4846 from 8:00 to 4:00 cst.