Laboratory Services
Laboratory Services
Locations with laboratory services
- Walk-in collections are available at the locations listed below. If a location is not listed, we are unable to provide collection services at that location. Families will be asked to go to one of the locations listed below.
- Please note collections are not available on holidays.
- Wait times can vary widely. All locations are often less busy before 9 a.m.
- Outpatient Laboratories do not provide swab collections for Microbiology/Virology testing.
- Outpatient Laboratories are not set up for line draws and ports for blood collection or catheterization for urine collection.
Walk-in collections
Appointments are not required during the hours listed below.
Children's Mercy Broadway
(816) 960-8460
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Holiday hours:
12/24 (Christmas Eve) - closing at 1 p.m.
12/25 (Christmas Day) - closed
12/31 (New Years Eve) - normal hours
1/1 (New Years Day) - closed
Children's Mercy East Laboratory
(816) 478-5211
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
**ALERT: closed Sunday, 12/29**
Holiday hours:
12/24 (Christmas Eve) - normal hours
12/25 (Christmas Day) - closed
12/31 (New Years Eve) - normal hours
1/1 (New Years Day) - closed
Children's Mercy Northland Laboratory
(816) 413-2520
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Holiday hours:
12/24 (Christmas Eve) - normal hours
12/25 (Christmas Day) - closed
12/31 (New Years Eve) - normal hours
1/1 (New Years Day) - closed
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Laboratory
(913) 696-8210
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Holiday hours:
12/24 (Christmas Eve) - normal hours
12/25 (Christmas Day) - closed
12/31 (New Years Eve) - normal hours
1/1 (New Years Day) - closed
Children's Mercy Adele Hall Campus Outpatient Laboratory
(816) 234-1530
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Holiday hours:
12/24 (Christmas Eve) - closed
12/25 (Christmas Day) - closed
12/31 (New Years Eve) - closed
1/1 (New Years Day) - closed
Appointment hours
Kansas City metro area
Call (816) 234-3700 to schedule.
- Adele Hall
- Tuesday and Wednesday for timed draws only.
- Northland
- Monday - Friday: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Joplin
Call (417) 578-2200 to schedule.
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
View a list of all our locations with directions
The policy at Children's Mercy is to provide outpatient services only when ordered by a practitioner (MD, DO, DDS, DMD, APRN, PA) who is properly licensed and eligible for participation in Medicare and other Federal health care programs. APRNs and PAs orders will only be accepted if the provider holds a Kansas and/or Missouri license.
Direct-access testing or patient-authorized testing is not permitted.
Only written/faxed orders within 30 days of the date of service will be accepted.
View a list of Children’s Mercy in-network insurance plan on our Insurance Plans and Coverage Types Accepted page.
In-network
If your insurance plan is in-network and you have questions about coverage, please contact your insurance provider.
Out-of-network
Families who come to Children’s Mercy labs with out-of-network insurance will be encouraged to take their order to an in-network lab or be given the option to pay completely out-of-pocket for their testing and not bill their out-of-network insurance. Financial assistance may also be available.
Please note, participation with in-network plans is not a guarantee of payment or coverage. Many insurance plans require a referral or prior-authorization for coverage of certain services.
There are many different types of allergy panels available depending on the laboratory offering the service. When we receive panel orders which don't match our panels we will offer the family the option to have 2 tubes of blood collected, which are highly likely to cover what is needed, and follow up on order resolution after the collection. This will require orders on a CMH requisition and may cause a delay in testing.
What to Expect - Blood Draw
Having blood drawn for lab work can be scary for a child. Help them know exactly what to expect and prepare for their visit to one of our outpatient laboratory locations.
Sweat Testing
If your child will be having a sweat chloride collection (or sweat test), the following information may be helpful:
- This collection takes 1.5-2 hours to complete and requires a scheduled appointment.
- Please arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled appointment. Patients not checked in 15-minutes prior may be asked to reschedule.
- Patients cannot have any lotion, sunscreen, etc. on their arms.
- Patients cannot have a line (PIV, PICC, etc.) on either arm from the middle of the forearm up to the bicep
Scheduling: (816) 234-3700
Location and appointment times:
Children's Mercy Adele Hall Campus
Monday-Thursday 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
Home Collection Instructions
The following resources provide instruction for specimens collected at home:
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A1C Home Collection Kit
A1C Home Collection Kit Instructions