Specimen Shipping Recommendations

To ensure a seamless experience when shipping specimens to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, our Outreach Testing Services team recommends the following:

1. Follow the requirements listed in our Test Directory for collecting and preparing test(s).
2. For Category B, Non-Infectious Samples, label your package accordingly:
   1. UN3373 for Biological Substance
   2. Class 9 for dry ice (only necessary for sending a frozen sample)
3. Use large, bold letters on your package to indicate any specific temperature requirements (for example, “FROZEN”).
4. Contact Sherry Booker at bookers2@chop.edu for additional labels to expedite the routing of your samples to our labs.
5. Forward tracking details and shipping updates from the carrier to SpecimenTracking@CHOP.edu to further expedite the process.

Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring samples are correctly routed and tracked in real time.

Terms and Conditions: Customers will be responsible for properly packaging, labeling, shipping and delivering the specimens that are necessary to perform the services requested in each order. This should be in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, ordinances and regulations. Transport via air is also subject to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, and customers should be able to furnish appropriate documentation showing compliance.