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Laboratory

Franklin General Hospital offers a wide range of laboratory services to patients of FGH and Franklin Medical Center that include the following:

• Bacteriology
• Serology
• Chemistry
• Therapeutic Drugs
• Coagulation
• Immunology/blood banking
• Urinalysis
• Drug Screens Collections (DOT/non-DOT)
• Histology
• Cytology

Wellness Testing Available

This program offers an easy and inexpensive way to monitor your own health concerns without a doctor’s order.

Here are a few details about Wellness Testing:

• A physician’s order is not required for these tests.
• You don’t need an appointment. Simply register at the front desk of FGH.
• The tests are offered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• The customer, if 18 or older, or parent/legal guardian if the person is under 18, consents to take responsibility for the follow-up of abnormal results.
• A physician will review critical test results.
• Payment for these tests must be received at the time of service in cash or check; insurance will not be billed.
• The results will be sent directly to you within one week of collecting the specimen, along with an explanation of any abnormal results.
• You are encouraged to share these results with your health care provider.

Following are the options for Wellness Testing:

ALT (Liver) $10

AST (Liver) $10

Blood Type - $15.00
  ABO Type
  RH Type

Hematology Wellness - $15.00
  White Blood Count
  Red Blood Count and Indices
  Hemoglobin
  Hematocrit
  Platelet Count (checks for anemia, infections)

CA-125 (Ovarian Cancer) $55

Chemistry Wellness* - $25.00
  Glucose (Diabetes)
  BUN (Kidney)
  Creatinine (Kidney)
  Calcium (Osteoporosis)
  Alkaline Phosphatase (Liver)
  Uric Acid (Gout)
  Total Protein (Nutritional Status)

Cholesterol Wellness* - $10.00
  Cholesterol

Free T4 (thyroxine) for $40
  This is an indicator of thyroid function. When used in combination with the TSH screen, it is a very good check of thyroid disorder. An abnormally functioning thyroid gland affects an individual's energy level, heart rate, weight control, and more.

Glucose Wellness* - $10.00
  Glucose

Hemoglobin A1C (Diabetes) $30

High Sensitive CRP (Cardiac)* $20

Lipid+Glucose Wellness*-$25.00
  Glucose
  Cholesterol
  Triglyceride
  HDL Cholesterol
  LDL Cholesterol (calc)
  Chol/HDL Ratio (calc)

Potassium $10

PSA (Prostate Cancer) $45

TSH (Thyroid) $40

Urine Microalbumin Wellness for $25
  This is an early indicator of possible kidney damage. The National Kidney Foundation recommends that Type 1 diabetics over the age of 12 and Type 2 diabetics under the age of 70 be screened every year.

*Individual should be fasting. Fasting, for the laboratory, means no solid or liquid food for 12 hours and no alcohol 24 hours prior to specimen collection. Water should be taken in normal amounts. Continue taking your medications as directed by your provider.

To make an appointment at Franklin General Hospital for any of the tests or a combination of them, call 641.456.5025.

Laboratory Manager
Connie Jensen
641.456.5025