Test Names |
Reporting Time |
Container Type |
Sample type |
17-OH Progesterone |
4 Days |
Red top |
Serum |
25 – Hydroxy, Vitamin D |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
ABO Grouping & Rh Typing |
Same Day |
EDTA |
Whole blood |
Acid Fast Bacilli |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Body fluids |
Acid Phosphatase |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
ACTH |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
ADA (Adenosine Deaminase) |
3 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
AEC (Absolute Eosinophil Count) |
Same Day |
EDTA |
Whole blood |
AFP (Alpha feto protein) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Alberts Stain (KLB) |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Body fluid |
Albumin |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Alpha1 antitrypsin |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Alpha-Amylase |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
AMH (Anti Mullerian hormone Test) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Ammonia |
Next Day |
EDTA |
Plasma |
ANA (Anti Nuclear Antibody)(ELISA) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Anti Cardiolipin Antibody- IgG |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Anti Cardiolipin Antibody- IgM |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Anti- CCP hs |
2 working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Anti HBC Antibody (IgG & IgM) |
2-3 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Anti TPO Antibody |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Antiphospholipid antibody |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Apo- A1 (Apolipoprotein A1)) |
3 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Apo- B (Apolipoprotein B) |
3 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) |
Same Day |
Blue top |
Citrated plasma |
Aqueous tap culture and sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Water |
Ascitic Fluid Biochemical analysis |
Next Day |
Sterile container |
Body fluids |
ASO ( Antistreptolysin O ) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Bence Jones Protein |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
Beta- HCG |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Bile salts and Bile pigments |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
Bilirubin- direct |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Bilirubin- indirect |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Bilirubin- Total |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Bicarbonate |
2-3 working Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Biopsy- Large |
4 Working Days |
Sample in 10% formalin |
Human Tissue |
Biopsy- Medium |
4 Working Days |
Sample in 10% formalin |
Human Tissue |
Biopsy- small |
4 Working days |
Sample in 10% formalin |
Human Tissue |
Bleeding Time (BT) & Clotting time (CT) |
Same Day |
In lab premises |
Capillary blood |
Blood Culture and Sensitivity |
5-7 Working days |
Whole blood in culture bottle |
Whole blood |
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Body fluid culture and sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Body fluid |
BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)/ Creatinine Ratio |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
C Reactive Protein(CRP)- Qualitative |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
C Reactive Protein(CRP)- Quantitative |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
CA-125 (Cancer Antigen)-125 |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Calcitonin |
2-3 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Calcium |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Calcium- Urine |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
C-ANCA (C- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) |
Three Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Carcino Embrynogenic Antigen(CEA) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
CBC (Complete Blood Count) |
Same Day |
EDTA |
Whole blood |
Ceruloplasmin |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Chickungunya- IgM |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Chloride |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Citrate |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
CKMB (Creatine kinase-MB) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
CK-NAC (Creatnine Kinase[N-acetyl-cystein-(NAC)-activated creatine kinase, CPK |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Clotting Time (CT) |
Same Day |
In lab premises |
Capillary blood |
Complete Urine examination |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
Coomb’s Test – Direct |
Same Day |
Lavender |
Whole blood |
Coomb’s Test – Indirect |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Cortisol |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
C-Peptide |
2-3 working Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Creatinine |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Creatinine- Urine |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Double Marker |
2 working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
D- Dimer |
Next Day |
Blue top |
Plasma |
Dengue NS1, IgG, Ig M |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) |
4 Working Days |
Red Top |
Serum |
DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate) |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Differential Count |
Same Day |
Lavender |
Whole blood |
ds- DNA (Anti-double stranded DNA ), IFA |
2-3 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
eGFR (Estimated glomerular filtration rate) |
Same day |
Red top |
Serum |
Electrolytes(Sodium-Na, Potassium – K, Chloride- Cl) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate (ESR) |
Same Day |
EDTA |
Whole blood |
Estradiol E2 |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
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Fasting Blood Sugar(FBS) |
Same Day |
Grey top |
Plasma |
Ferritin |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Fertility profile-FSH, LH, PROLACTIN |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Fibrinogen |
Next day |
Blue top |
Citrated plasma |
Folic acid/Folate |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Folicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Free T3 (FT3) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Free T4 (FT4) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Free Testosterone |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Free Thyroid Profile (Free T3, Free T4, ultrasensitive TSH) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Gamma- GT (GGT) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Glucose Challenge Test |
Same Day |
Grey Top |
Plasma |
Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT-fasting& 2hrs) |
Same Day |
Grey top |
Serum |
Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT-fasting,1hr & 2hrs) |
Same Day |
Grey top |
Serum |
Gram’s Stain |
Same day |
Sterile container |
Body fluids |
Haemoglobin (Hb) |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
Haemogram (CBC+ ESR+ PS) |
Same Day |
Lavendar top and black top |
whole blood |
HAV (Hepatitis A Virus)- IgM (ELISA method) |
5 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
HAV (Hepatitis A Virus)- IgM (RAPID method) |
Same day |
Red top |
serum |
Hb Electrophoresis |
3-4 Working days |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
HbA1c (Glycated Haemoglobin) |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
HBsAg- ELISA (Hepatitis B surface Antigen) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HBsAg- Rapid ((Hepatitis B surface Antigen)) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HBV- DNA (Qualitative) ( Hepatitis B virus DNA) |
4 Days |
Red top |
Serum |
HBV- DNA PCR (Quantitative) ( Hepatitis B virus DNA) |
4 Days |
Red top |
Serum |
HCV ELISA (Hepatitis C Virus) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HCV Rapid (Hepatitis C Virus) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HDL Cholesterol |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Hepatitis A- IgM and IgG |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Hepatitis B Envelope Antigen (HBeAg) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HEV- IgM |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
HIV I & II ELISA |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HIV- I Viral Load (PCR) |
5 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
HIV Rapid |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HLA- B27 ( Human leukocyte antigen B27) |
4 Days |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
Homocysteine |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
hsCRP ( high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
HSV 1 & 2 IgG & IgM (ELISA) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
IGF-1 ( Insulin-like growth factor-1) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Immunoglobulin IgA, IgM, IgG |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) |
Two Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Insulin |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Ionised Calcium (Ca+2) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
IRON STUDIES |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Iron |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Karyotyping |
6 Working Days |
Heparin/Sterile container |
Blood and fluids |
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Lactic acid (Lactate) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
LDL Cholesterol |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Leptospira IgG & IgM ELISA |
3 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Leutinizing Hormone (LH) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Lipase |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Lipid Profile |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Lipoprotein (a)- Lp(a) |
3 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Lithium |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Liver Function Test |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Magnesium |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Magnesium- Urine |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
Mantoux test (Tuberculin test) |
2 days |
In lab premises |
Skin I D test |
MCH |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
MCHC |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
MCV |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
Microalbumin |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
MP card Method- pv/pf Antigens |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
P-ANCA (ELISA) |
3 working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
P- ANCA (ELISA) |
3 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Packed Cell Volume (PCV) |
Same Day |
lavender top |
Whole blood |
Pap smear |
3 Working days |
Fixed Slides |
Fixed slides |
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Peripheral smear |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
Phosphorous |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Platelet count |
Same Day |
Lavender top |
Whole blood |
Pleural Fluid Analysis |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Pleural fluid |
Post Prandial Blood Glucose (PPBS) |
Same Day |
Grey top |
Plasma |
Potassium |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Progesterone |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Prolactin |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Prostate Specific Antigen – free (Free PSA) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Total – Hybritech |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Protein- C |
3 Working days |
blue top |
Plasma |
Protein Electrophoresis |
3-4 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Protein- Urine |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
Protein/Creatinine ratio, Urine |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
Prothrombin time (PT) |
Same Day |
Blue top |
Plasma |
Random Blood Sugar (RBS) |
Same Day |
Grey top |
Plasma |
Renal Function Tests (RFT) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Reticulocyte count |
Same Day |
Lavender |
Whole blood |
Rheumatoid Factor (RA test) Qualitative |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Rubella IgM & IgG |
Next Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Semen Analysis |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Semen |
Semen culture and sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Semen |
Serum 25-OH Vitamin D3 |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
SGOT ( AST) |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
SGPT (ALT) |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Sodium (Na) |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Sodium spot urine |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
Sputum AFB |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Sputum |
Sputum culture & Sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Sputum |
Sputum Routine Examination |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Sputum |
Stool Culture & Sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Stool |
Stool for occult blood |
Same Day |
Stool container |
Stool |
Stool hanging Drop |
Same Day |
Stool container |
Stool |
Stool Routine Examination |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Stool |
Triple Marker |
Three Days |
Red Top |
Serum |
T3 |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
T4 |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
TB PCR |
4 Days |
Red top/sterile container |
Serum/fluid |
TB Quantiferon(TB GOLD) |
6 Days |
Green top, Lithium heparin |
Plasma |
Testosterone (total) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Throat swab culture & sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Swab |
Thyroglobulin (IHC marker) |
5 Working days |
Tissue block/specimen |
Tissue block |
Thyroglobulin (Tg) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Thyroid Antibody test(Anti TPO + Anti Thyroglobulin) |
Next Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Thyroid Profile ( T3, T4, Ultrasensitive TSH) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
TIBC ( Total iron binding capacity) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
TORCH- panel |
8 working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Total Cholesterol |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Total Leucocyte Count |
Same Day |
Lavender |
Whole blood |
Total Protein |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Toxoplasma IgG |
Three Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Toxoplasma IgG & IgM |
Three Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Toxoplasma IgM |
Three Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Transferrin |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Triglycerides |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Troponin- I |
Same Day |
Lavender |
Whole blood |
Troponin- T (Quantitative) |
Same Day |
Lavender |
Whole blood |
TSH – Ultrasensitive |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Typhi Dot |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Uncojugated Estriol E3 |
Next Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Urea |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Uric acid |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Urine Bile salts and Bile pigments |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
Urine Culture & Sensitivity |
Two/Three Days |
Sterile container |
Urine |
Urine for AFB |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
Urine Pregnancy test (UPT) |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
Urine Routine Analysis |
Same Day |
Urine Container |
Urine |
VDRL |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Vitamin B12 |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Widal (Slide method) |
Same Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Widal (Tube method) |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
ANA (IFA) (Anti Nuclear Antibody) |
4 working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
ANA PROFILE |
7 working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
UIBC ( Unsaturated iron binding capacity) |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Anti Hepatitis A IgG & IgM |
3 Working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
G6PD ( Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase )Quantitative |
4 Working Days |
Red Top |
Serum |
Homocysteine |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Serum IgG |
Next Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Serum IgE |
Next Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Serum Lithum |
Next Day |
Red top |
Serum |
Progesterone |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
HIV CMIA |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
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TPHA (Treponema pallidum hemagglutination) |
3 Working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
CEA(Carcinoembryonic antigen) |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
HOMOCYSTEINE |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
Pleural fluid analysis/protein sugar |
Same Day |
Sterile container |
Pleural fluid |
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URINE 24HRS PROTEIN |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
TOXOPLASMA IgG,IgM |
2 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
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HBsAg (Hepatitis B virus surface antigen )(CMIA method)) |
Same Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
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CD-4 ( Cluster of differentiation 4) |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
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IgM-HEV ( Hepatitis E virus IgM) |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
IgM-HBc ( Human anti-hepatitis B virus core ) |
4 Working Days |
Red top |
Serum |
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HIV 1 & 2 antibody |
2-3 days |
Red top |
Serum |
HIV western blot |
5 Working days |
Red top |
Serum |
H pylori -IGA ( Helicobacter pylori antibodies immunoglobulin A ) |
7 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
H pylori -IGG (Helicobacter pylori immunoglobulin G) |
7 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
H pyloli – IGM ( Helicobacter pylori IgM ) |
7 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
Blood C/S ( Blood culture & Sensitivity) |
5-7 Working days |
Blood Culture bottle |
Blood |
Serum valproic acid |
3 Working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
Urine protien creatinine ratio |
Same Day |
Urine container |
Urine |
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HBeAg Antibody ( Hepatitis B envelope antigen ) |
Next Day |
Red Top |
Serum |
HBV Quantitative RT PCR |
5 Working days |
Red Top |
Serum |
HLA B27 ( Human leukocyte antigen B27 ) |
4 Days |
Red top |
Serum |
Thallassemia profile |
5 Working days |
1 Red Top, 1 Lavender |
Serum and Whole Blood |
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Tacrolimus Test |
5 Working days |
EDTA |
Whole Blood |
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Quadruple marker |
Three Days |
Red Top |
Serum |
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TTg-IgG (Tissue Transglutaminase ) |
5 working days |
Red top |
Serum |
C ANCA & P ANCA (IFA) |
6 working days |
Red top |
Serun |
Karotyping (single) |
15 working days |
Heparin Tube |
Whole Blood in Heparin tube |
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TB-PCR ( Tuberculosis PCR) (Urine/Sputum) |
5 Working Days |
Sterile container |
Urine/Sputum |
GENEXPERT |
3 Working days |
Sterile container |
Sputum |
Fecal calprotectin |
6 Working days |
Stool container |
Stool |
Y- Chromozome Micro Deletion |
10 working days |
Lavender |
Whole Blood |