Laboratory Services

Oftentimes, before your doctor can make an accurate diagnosis, they will order blood, tissue or urine tests. These tests reveal important information about your body’s inner processes and can provide your doctor with critical details to inform your treatment path.

Get comprehensive lab testing at one of University Health’s many outpatient facilities.

Lab Tests We Perform

• Blood draw
• Cervical cell evaluation, which tests cells drawn during a Pap test
• Diagnostic testing for infectious diseases
• Evaluation and diagnosis of malignant and nonmalignant blood disorders
• Routine and specialized coagulation testing to measure your blood's ability to clot
• Semen analysis for fertility and post-vasectomy evaluation (Only at Robert B. Green Campus)
• Sweat chloride testing for cystic fibrosis (Only at University Hospital)
• Testing for organ transplants
• Testing for drugs or chemicals in your body
• Urine testing

Starting on November 4, 2024, University Health will no longer provide lab draw services for tests ordered by your clinicians that will be sent to external labs. If you prefer to use a University Health laboratory for your lab work, please contact us at 210-644-6132 and select option two for information on potential out-of-network costs or any other insurance-related inquiries.

Critical Programs We Support

In addition to routine testing, our lab tests provide critical information to a number of University Health’s lifesaving programs, including:

• Emergency services – Our laboratory provides the Level I trauma team with vital test results around-the-clock to support treatment for injured and ill patients.
• Transplant program – We perform essential HLA identification, which helps find an organ or stem cells that might be a good transplant match. We also perform crossmatch tests for adult and pediatric patients within the transplant program, which can help determine if donor tissue is compatible with the recipient. We also are extensively involved in the living donor programs for kidney and liver transplants.
• Dialysis clinics – We provide lab services to patients at our Texas Diabetes Institute (TDI), one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive centers dedicated to diabetes prevention, treatment, research and education.

View Your Results

Access your lab results through MyChart. Your doctor will also get a copy of your test results, so you can call them directly to get your results.