Labcorp understands the challenges of collecting specimens in nonclinical environments and has validated the stability and methodology of using plasma tubes in Lab-in-a-Box and a dried blood spot collection card in Lab-in-an-Envelope to make field collections of laboratory specimens possible.
Lab-in-a-Box is an all inclusive venipuncture collection kit and transport system to simplify specimen handling. Lab-in-a-Box allows home health care providers to draw blood using plasma tubes and send it directly to the lab without centrifuging (spinning).
Original/outer box
Inner container
Test request form (TRF) with bar code labels
Dual temp packs
Biohazard bag with tubes
Luer adapter, vacutainer holder
OSHA compliant retractable straight needle
FedEx Pac*
*FedEx Pak is contained only in ordered item "HH5000" and used when shipping Lab-in-a-Box via FedEx
Complete the custom LIAB test request form, collect specimens using LIAB, and package for transport. Clients may drop off at any Labcorp patient service center, at an individually prearranged drop box, or—for a limited number of tests—ship the kit via FedEx.
Please see the following documents for detailed information about using Lab-in-a-Box:
Labcorp has the flexibility to mix and match connectivity solutions to provide efficient and effective communication between the laboratory and the home health care provider. Lab-in-a-Box results are available through Labcorp Link or via fax.
Email: homehealthcare@labcorp.com
Telephone: 888-522-4452
Complete the Account Set up Form to establish a new account for Labcorp services.
You may place your Lab-in-a-Box supplies order in the following ways:
Lab-in-a-Box Supply Order Form
Email: hhcsupplies@labcorp.com
Telephone: 860-657-8271
Lab-in-an-Envelope is an all-inclusive fingerstick collection kit and transport system when phlebotomy is not an option. Lab-in-an-Envelope uses dried blood spot specimens, a method widely used for screening since the early 1960s. The Lab-in-an-Envelope program can extend select health screening tests to remote or widely dispersed populations who may have little or no convenient access to phlebotomy.
Each Lab-in-an-Envelope kit contains all the items required to collect, prepare, and mail dried blood specimens to the laboratory via US mail.
Total cholesterol
Hemoglobin A1c
Cotinine
Lipid
PSA
TSH
CRP
Creatinine
BUN
ALT
Testosterone
ADX 100 Serum Separator card kit
903 Whatman card kit
For a complete menu of Lab-in-an-Envelope tests or more information about how the Lab-in-an-Envelope program can bring convenience and value to your organization, call 888-522-4452 or email homehealthcare@labcorp.com.
