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Almost every patient we care for needs lab work at some point. Before surgery, that may mean a full pre-operative panel. In our wellness and gynecology practices, hormone testing can help physicians evaluate symptoms and guide treatment decisions.
The labs themselves were never the difficult part. Getting them done was.
Until now, lab work often meant leaving our office with an order in hand, finding a draw site, waiting for an appointment or standing in line, and making sure the results arrived in time for your next step. For patients traveling to Beverly Hills for surgery, it could mean fitting another appointment into an already busy two-day trip. For local patients, it was still another errand to add to the list. It was one part of your care that happened outside our office and outside the care team already coordinating everything else.
So we brought it in-house. Our Beverly Hills office now offers private lab draws with a certified phlebotomist, most often scheduled alongside an appointment you already have with us. The goal is simple: make an important part of your care easier to complete, without adding another stop to your day.
Your providers orders the lab work you need based on your upcoming surgery or treatment plan, including a pre-operative panel for our surgical patients or individualized hormone testing for those in our wellness and gynecology practices.
Your Patient Care Coordinator can schedule the draw around an appointment you already have with us. For patients traveling to Beverly Hills for surgery, this can be especially helpful because the lab work can be completed during the same visit instead of finding an outside lab during a short stay.
Your blood draw takes place in a private room with a certified phlebotomist on our team. Instead of sitting in a shared waiting room or moving through a busy outside lab, you have one-on-one time where they can answer any questions you have before or during the draw, so you know what to expect and can feel comfortable with the process.
Timing can be particularly important when lab work is part of surgical preparation. Once your specimen is collected, it is sent to our accredited partner laboratory the same day. Results are then returned directly to your provider. Keeping that process connected to your care team can make it easier to track the information needed for your next appointment or procedure. When a surgery date is approaching, having fewer moving pieces can be especially helpful.
We also wanted to keep the cost simple and transparent. Our current pricing is:
The blood draw is included in each panel price. Your physician will determine which testing is appropriate for your care. If additional laboratory testing is needed beyond these panels, your care team can provide information about what is recommended and any associated costs.
Bringing lab draws into the office is not a major change to the medical care itself. It is a change to everything that happens around it. We know that medical care can involve many appointments, instructions, orders, results, and logistics. Whenever we can remove an unnecessary errand without compromising the care itself, we want to.
If you have an upcoming surgery or your physician has recommended a hormone panel, your Patient Care Coordinator can help arrange your lab draw at our Beverly Hills office.
Call (310) 278-8200 to schedule.
Patients who have been prescribed an applicable pre-operative or hormone panel by one of our providers can have their labs drawn at our Beverly Hills office. Your physician will determine which testing is appropriate for your care.
In most cases, your lab draw can be coordinated around an appointment you already have at our office. Your Patient Care Coordinator can help arrange the timing.
Your labs are drawn privately by a certified phlebotomist in our office.
Lab draws should be scheduled in advance so we can coordinate the appropriate testing and phlebotomist availability. Your Patient Care Coordinator can help arrange your appointment.
Your physician will determine which tests are appropriate for your care. If testing beyond the standard pre-operative or hormone panels is recommended, your care team can provide additional information about the testing and associated costs.
Whether you need to fast depends on the specific tests your physician orders. Your care team will let you know if fasting or any other preparation is required.