Welcome to the Neuromuscular Pathology Lab
Method for Sending Muscle or Nerve Biopsy
1. Please notify the Neuromuscular Pathology Office ON THE DAY you plan to send a biopsy, Jacob Bockhorst, 303-724-2188. We are available to receive specimens between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. After hours specimen can be delivered to Gross Room drop off.
2. Providers have a couple of options for sending biopsy. For the best result, we prefer same day delivery. If this is not possible, please keep biopsy in the refrigerator overnight & courier to us the next morning. Another option is to send the biopsy via FedEx overnight to be arrive the following morning.
| Courier Service Delivery Address: | FedEx Overnight Delivery Address: |
| University of Colorado Hospital – AIP Surgical Pathology - Gross Room Drop-off 12605 E. 16th Ave. 3rd Floor, Window 3.124 Aurora, CO 80045 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Attn: CU Neuromuscular Pathology Lab 12700 East 19th Ave. P15-5450A Aurora, CO 80045 |
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3. Please provide a clinical question and enclose a clinical summary, information about history and clinical, electrophysiological and laboratory evaluations to help us more fully evaluate the patient's tissue.
4. Indicate who should receive the final report (referring physician, hospital, pathologist) along with a mailing address and telephone number. The full battery takes 10 days to complete.
5. University Hospital's policy has changed to bill patient's insurance directly. Please ensure that you have the patient insurance, demographics, and specimen submission form to accompany the muscle/nerve biopsy.