Specimen Labels
This document provides direction on label field descriptions, label types and general
labeling instructions.
BEAKER LABEL TYPES
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Specimen Collection Label
Specimen Aliquot Label
Shell ID Label
Specimen Collection Label:
Patient Last Name, First
Patient MRN, DOB, Gender, Age
Patient Location
Priority, Collector ID, Actual collection
Time and Specimen Source
Test Codes
Collection Container and Collection Instructions
Expected Collection Date, Frequency and Time**
Additional Labels
Specimen number:
Specimen numbers are formatted in the following sequence:
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Year (YY)
Performing laboratory
Julian date
Testing Section
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Specimen Labels
Department
Section Code
Clinical Pathology
Andrology
Blood Bank
Chemistry
Blood Gases
Coagulation
Special Coag
Hematology
Special Heme
N
B
C
K
W
V
H
S
Immunology
Microbiology
Send Outs/Referrals
● Medtox Scientific
● Mayo Medical Laboratories
● Non-Interfaced
Urinalysis
Anatomic Pathology
Cytogenetics
Molecular
Flow Cytometry
Cytology – GYN
Cytology – Non GYN
Urine, FNA & other sources
Histology
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E - ELP
J - ELISA
L - Liason
Q - Allergens
I - Other Immunology
M
Number Counter
Specimen Number
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R
U
Z
D
F
Y
A
A
Specimen Labels
Aliquot Label:
Aliquot labels print when tests/specimens are accessioned/released/created.
This label does not serve as primary collection container label.
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If currently aliquoting specimens to send to Allina Health Laboratory this label is to
be used to label any aliquoted specimens.
If not aliquoting a specimen to send to Allina Health Laboratory but receive this label,
label must be sent with the specimen to Allina Health laboratory with the specimen
that contains a primary collection label.
Shell ID Label:
Generated for some Excellian ordered anatomic pathology testing that requires barcodes for
scanning and tracking specimens via a packing list.
These labels will not be generated for orders place via Beaker requisition entry. In this case a
lab tracking event (LAB12482) will need to be ordered to faciliate scanning and tracking of the
specimen.
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