Test Manual
ACM Medical Laboratory, one of New York State's largest regional reference laboratories, conducts over 7 million clinical tests annually for physicians, hospitals, employers, and other health care providers. We offer over 1500 assays - from simple blood analysis to complex molecular diagnosis performed at our central laboratory facility in Rochester, New York . ACM Medical Laboratory, founded in 1975, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unity Health System.
ACM Medical Laboratory is a full service clinical and pathology laboratory organized under the following departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology:
| Bacteriology |
Hematology |
| Blood Lead |
Histopathology |
| Clinical Chemistry |
Immunohematology |
| Cytopathology |
Molecular Diagnostics |
| Diagnostic Immunology |
Mycobacteriology |
| Drug Analysis |
Mycology |
| Endocrinology |
Oncology |
| Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin |
Parasitology |
| Flow Cytometry |
Pharmacogenomics |
| Forensic Toxicology |
Virology |
Information in the Test Manual includes test name, test number, specimen requirements, reference range, methodology, and CPT code.
Specimen requirements
The specimen requirements specify:
Requested Volume; an amount sufficient to run the test in duplicate if necessary.
Specimen Type; indicates whether the appropriate sample is serum, plasma, whole blood, urine, CSF, stool, amniotic fluid or other material.
Storage temperature; all specimens should be refrigerated at 36-46°F unless specifically instructed to store at room temperature or freeze (32°F or below).
Special handling; notes which indicate any additional steps (Spin immediately, Do not use BARRIER tube, Centrifuge, etc.) | 
