Ortonville Area Health Services

Laboratory

Our laboratory performs medical tests that analyze samples of a person’s body fluids, tissues or wastes. Your healthcare provider may order lab tests to diagnose medical conditions, for health screenings or to monitor treatment.

Tests offered by Ortonville Hospital’s lab department include:

• Hematology - blood tests which examine the cellular content which could include the presence of anemia, leukemia, viral versus bacterial infections or other conditions.
• Coagulation - tests to detect clotting abnormalities and monitoring coumadin therapy.
• Chemistry - Blood tests such as cholesterol screening; diabetes screening; liver function tests; kidney function tests; potassium, sodium, thyroid and prostate screening; the monitoring of some therapeutic drugs, Cardiac enzymes to access possible heart attack (myocardial infarction/M.I.), plus many other tests to help your physician with an appropriate diagnosis.
• Serology - Body fluids, blood or urine can be used to detect infectious diseases such as RSV, rapid strep, Influenza A, mono. They can also be used to detect pregnancies.
• Screenings for Drugs - Tests to determine if there are drugs of abuse present.
• Urinalysis - Urine testing may help detect diabetes, infection of the urinary tract, liver and kidney problems, prostate problems, drugs of abuse, poisoning, pregnancy and other conditions.
• Blood Banking - Test information is used to prevent problems with blood transfusions or problems due to differences between a mother's and her unborn baby's blood. 

Direct Access Lab Testing
Ortonville Hospital Lab department offers the public an opportunity for lab tests performed through the Direct Access Testing program.

• The program allows patients to order their own tests
• Services are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on regular business days and Saturdays from 8 to10 a.m.
• Payment is required by cash or check. OAHS will not bill Medicare or insurances. Direct Access Testing is performed for patient's convenience at a significant reduction in price because it is done on a cash for service basis only.
• Lab test results will be mailed directly to the patient, not the patient's physician. Patients are encouraged to share the results with their healthcare provider.
• Although the lab tests are not shared with the physician, critical results will be referred to the physician on-call for follow-up and they will be available for questions.

Tests offered include:

• General Wellness Screen - $110
  • This panel is for individuals who want a comprehensive general health check and includes several tests (Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, Hemogram, Lipid Profile and TSH). 
• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel - includes glucose - $49
  • Checks kidney function, liver function, electrolyte balance, pancreas and bone function.
• Lipid Profile - $30
  • The following individual tests are included: Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL, LDL, VLDL. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSF) strongly recommends that clinicians routinely screen men aged 35 years and older and women aged 45 years and older for lipid disorders and treat abnormal lipids in people who are at increased risk of coronary heart disease. 
• C-Reactive Protein, highly sensitive (hs-CRP) - $50 hs-
  • CRP is used to assess risk for Cadiovascular disease. The AHA and CDC recommend this test be run twice in metabolically stable patients who are at moderate risk for heart disease.
• Glucose Test - $15
  • The glucose test (blood sugar) is used to screen for diabetes. 
• PSA (Prostrate Specific Antigen) - $48
  • Helps to access health of the prostrate gland in men. 
• TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) - $44
  • Checks thyroid function.
• Hgb A1C (hemoglobin A1C) - $34
  • The American Diabetes Association recommends that hemoglobin A1C levels be checked in diabetics every 3 months. 
• Rapid Strep Test - $26
  • Throat swab - screens for Group A Streptococcus. 
• Hemogram - $25
  • Aids in diagnosing anemia, infection, inflammation and bleeding disorders. 
• HCG (Pregnancy screen test) - $30
  • First morning urine specimen is best. 
• Urinalysis - complete - $26
  • Requires urine sample collected at Ortonville Hospital Lab department.