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In order to make the first appointment for your child most efficient we require the following test results to be submitted before your first appointment. Ideally these results will be as current as possible and must be drawn no more than two months before the appointment. The tests are:
** Reverse T3 is a mandatory lab test that we require for new patients with T21. Please contact our office if you are unable to get this lab from your doctor so that we can help you get it.
If your doctor is not able or willing to run all of these tests please contact the clinic using the form below and we will order these labs for you through Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics. You will be e-mailed a pdf of a lab requisition that you need to print and take with your child to a Labcorp draw site or a Quest service center in your area. Insurance will often pay for labs ordered by our office, but we cannot guarantee this. Understanding your insurance coverage and whether labs will be covered or not is the responsibility of the parent/patient.
*Please be sure the technicians at the service center fax results to our office at (503) 894-6048.
If you would like information to take to your doctor to help convince him/her to order labs these articles may help:
Hypothyroidism and the Limitations of Blood Tests
Why the TSH Lab Test is Not Enough
If you are paying out-of-pocket for labs we suggest you order them yourself through Blood Lab Testing System. These labs are drawn and processed through Labcorp. We require the following labs:
In order to make the first appointment for your child most efficient we require the following test results to be submitted before your first appointment. Ideally these results will be as current as possible and must be drawn no more than two months before the appointment. The tests are:
- TSH
- free T4
- free T3
- reverse T3**
- TPO
- TgAb
- CBC
- Ferritin
** Reverse T3 is a mandatory lab test that we require for new patients with T21. Please contact our office if you are unable to get this lab from your doctor so that we can help you get it.
If your doctor is not able or willing to run all of these tests please contact the clinic using the form below and we will order these labs for you through Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics. You will be e-mailed a pdf of a lab requisition that you need to print and take with your child to a Labcorp draw site or a Quest service center in your area. Insurance will often pay for labs ordered by our office, but we cannot guarantee this. Understanding your insurance coverage and whether labs will be covered or not is the responsibility of the parent/patient.
*Please be sure the technicians at the service center fax results to our office at (503) 894-6048.
If you would like information to take to your doctor to help convince him/her to order labs these articles may help:
Hypothyroidism and the Limitations of Blood Tests
Why the TSH Lab Test is Not Enough
If you are paying out-of-pocket for labs we suggest you order them yourself through Blood Lab Testing System. These labs are drawn and processed through Labcorp. We require the following labs: