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Comprehensive Laboratory Test Directory and Professional Healthcare Services

Search our extensive Laboratory Test Directory to find test codes, ordering recommendations, specimen stability information, Test Fact Sheets, and more. Explore the most recent updates to our Laboratory Test Directory in one convenient location and review important information about upcoming or current Hotlines, CPT code changes, and new tests.

Laboratory Test Resources and Specimen Handling

Find general guidance on ARUP specimen preparation and handling, specimen transportation, test turnaround times, critical alerts, billing practices, patient forms, and more. To ensure accuracy, find information about our annual and biweekly updates to CPT codes, as well as updates to the Performed schedule and the Reported turnaround time.

Essential resources include:

  • Specimen Handling
  • CPT Codes, Z-Codes, and LOINC Codes
  • Test Turnaround Time and Contingency Plan
  • Critical Values and Urgent Notifications

The following table summarizes key directory resources available to clinicians:

Resource Category Available Information
Laboratory Test Directory Test codes, ordering recommendations, and specimen stability.
Test Resources Specimen instructions, test turnaround times, and patient forms.
CPT Code Updates Annual and biweekly updates to CPT codes.

Clinical Decision Support and Specialized Diagnostic Solutions

Our clinical decision support resource, ARUP Consult, empowers clinicians with robust information, algorithms, and tools for informed patient care decisions. Discover the benefits of our testing for each featured test category and explore highlighted updates, articles, video spotlights, and more. This section highlights our specialized offerings and is separate from our Laboratory Test Directory, focusing on:

  • Autoimmune Neurologic Disease
  • Genetics
  • Hematopathology
  • Infectious Disease

Tailored Solutions and Advisory Services

Optimize your laboratory by partnering with ARUP Healthcare Advisory Services. Discover our solutions, including process streamlining, outreach business planning, laboratory stewardship, and more. We provide Laboratory Outreach Solutions and Business Planning, Workflow Solutions and Space Planning, and Laboratory Analytics and Reporting Tools via ARUP AnalyticsDx.

Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical Services

Our team of experienced project managers is available to assist you in companion diagnostic development, clinical trial studies, academic research, and expert pathology review. Our Clinical Trials group supports a variety of research efforts, including academic research initiatives, and serves clients from central laboratories, clinical research organizations (CROs), in vitro device (IVD) manufacturers, and more. Additionally, ARUP offers companion diagnostics and central pathology review services as part of our comprehensive pharmaceutical services.

ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation

We accelerate the development and adoption of cutting-edge diagnostic and prognostic technologies advancing patient care through groundbreaking science and engineering. For example, The Sherrie Perkins Research and Innovation Collaboration Grant funds cutting-edge research in laboratory medicine.

Education Center and Continuing Education

ARUP provides free CME, P.A.C.E. ®, and Florida credits for laboratory professionals. Take your learning to the next level with these short lectures in our Expert-Led Spotlight Video Series. Videos are typically less than 10 minutes and cover a variety of topics such as test utilization, testing technologies, and new test explanations.

Stay up to date on trending laboratory medicine topics with our LabMind podcast and explore our experts’ most recent publications in peer-reviewed sources. You may also attend our live webinars for insightful, interactive conversations around the latest trends and advancements in laboratory medicine.