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Pathology Laboratory

The Pathology Laboratory at UPMC Passavant is fully accredited by the state of Pennsylvania and the College of American Pathologists. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. The laboratory supplements its testing capability by using reference laboratories that provide high quality service for our physicians and their patients.

The quality of the work is continuously monitored by internal quality control programs, participation in proficiency testing programs, and participation in hospital-wide continuous quality improvement programs.

 

Collection Sites

  • UPMC Passavant - McCandless
    9100 Babcock Blvd.
    412-367-6666; option #2
    Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.
    Saturday: 7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
    Sundays & holidays: By physician appointment only

  • Express Lab (Pre-Registration is recommended) 
    9102 Babcock Blvd.
    Suite 105
    412-367-6666; option #2
    Monday through Friday: 7 a.m.- 3 p.m.

  • UPMC Passavant - Cranberry
    1 St. Francis Way
    Cranberry Township, PA 16066
    724-772-5320
    Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.
    Saturday: 7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
    Sundays & holidays: By physician appointment only

UPMC Passavant Laboratory Services

UPMC Passavant Laboratory Services provides routine chest X-rays, EKGs, and laboratory testing for your convenience.

If you are coming to either UPMC Passavant campus for laboratory testing, please report to the main entrance/registration area.

Please bring all insurance information with you including:

  • Tri-State
  • Blue Cross
  • Medicare
  • Medical Assistance
  • Commercial forms
  • Doctor request forms
  • Prescription forms

For routine, non-emergency tests that do not require fasting or timed specimen collection, the hours from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday are the least busy. Patients can usually be processed quickly with a minimal wait during these hours.

Pre-Registration

Individuals using UPMC Passavant's Laboratory Services may pre-register on the day before their procedure by calling one of the following phone numbers.

UPMC Passavant - McCandless
UPMC Passavant - Cranberry

Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.:
412-367-5372, 412-367-6600, or toll-free at 1-800-245-3627  
Pre-registration will allow you to report directly to the laboratory upon your arrival
at the hospital. Be sure to bring your prescription for testing.

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