How to Order

Labcorp Plasma Focus ordering details:

   Complete the test requisition form

• No account?  No problem.  Submit the test requisition form leaving the “client#” field blank if you do not have one.  Your order will be processed, and our client services team will contact you for a quick and easy account setup
• Please ensure all other required fields are filled out.  A copy of the clinical documentation to support medical necessity for testing is required 

1.    Specimen requirements and shipping instructions:

• Collect a total of 20 mL of whole blood into the 2 Streck BCT® tubes supplied in the Labcorp Oncology Liquid Biopsy Kit
• Only the Labcorp Oncology Liquid Biopsy Kit can be used for collection and shipping
• Sample shipment to the testing laboratory must occur within 24 hours of the blood draw
• Please direct any questions regarding this test to the Labcorp clinical support team at [email protected] or Labcorp customer service at 855-743-9669

2. Causes for rejection:

• Samples not collected and submitted in Streck tubes
• Specimens submitted in expired or incorrect blood tubes
• Quantity not sufficient for analysis
• Received more than five days from the collection date
• Frozen specimens
• Samples taken from early stage cancers (stage I/II)

3. Storage instructions:

• Store at room temperature. Do not refrigerate or freeze. Keep out of direct sunlight

4.    Results report

• The patient’s clinical report will be sent via secure email or fax within 7-10 days from when the specimen was received in our lab
• A copy of the report can be made available through the LINK and PATHways Oncology portals