New tests launched in October - Insights

In October 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced thirty new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Melanoma panel provides more tumor information - Insights

In this test specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Ruifeng (Ray) Guo, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' comprehensive melanoma panel better informs prognosis and treatment.

Comprehensive panel boosts GIST diagnosis sensitivity - Insights

Rondell Graham, M.B.B.S., describes Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new assay for gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GIST. The panel covers multiple mutations, to better inform diagnosis and treatment options.

CPT Codes and LOINC Update: June 2020 - Insights

View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of June.

PDL1 Testing for Lung Cancer [A Test in Focus] - Insights

Audio Interview Testing When to Order Specimen Performance Immunotherapies have recently emerged as a therapeutic option for patients with non-small-cell

Preparation of Platelet-Poor Plasma for Special Coagulation Testing - Insights

In this months "Hot Topic," Christopher Desens, MLS(ASCP) discusses the preparation of platelet-poor plasma for coagulation testing.

Ceramide testing helps reduce risk of heart attack: Stephanie Blendermann - Insights

Her father was a heavy smoker who eventually needed bypass surgery for his clogged arteries, and three of her sisters died prematurely from heart attacks. So, as Stephanie Blendermann approached the age of 65, she had good reason to think...

MCL Oncology Test Request Form T729 MC076703A

MCL Oncology Test Request Form T729 Complete print Reset Form Oncology Test Request Client Information required Client Patient Information required Patient ID Medical Record

Lyme Disease, Part 2: Borrelia mayonii-A New Cause of Lyme Disease in Upper Midwest - Insights

In this “Hot Topic,” Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discusses how Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States and Europe and caused primarily by Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States, while B burgdorferi, B afzelii,...

International contact information - Insights

Learn how to connect with Mayo Clinic Laboratories to discuss international testing.