Specimen Requirements

See Surgical Pathology Special Instructions in Special Instructions for information on specimen collection.

Additional Information: The following specimens will be returned to the submitting provider:

a. No request form
b. Name on request form does not match name on specimen
c. Broken slides that cannot be reconstructed
d. Unlabeled specimen
e. No doctor’s name given

Forms: Anatomic Pathology Request Form supplied by Pathology Laboratory; include patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, medical record number or address, date of collection, provider’s name, specimen source, complete billing information (clinic or third party), and pertinent clinical history