Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Our clinical laboratories provide inpatient, outpatient and outreach laboratory services for Children's Mercy patients and the greater Kansas City community.
Why Children’s Mercy for your laboratory services?
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Age-specific reference ranges
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Broad test menu ranging from routine analysis to esoteric
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Maximum testing with minimal sample sizes
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Dedicated pediatric phlebotomists to minimize multiple venipunctures and redraws
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Laboratory-to-clinician consultation to facilitate effective test ordering and result interpretation
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Professional staff skilled in detecting & interpreting test abnormalities and disease states specific to children
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Commitment to quality process - planning, control and improvement
Locations with laboratory services
Walk-in collections and scheduled lab appointments are available at several Children’s Mercy locations. See hours and find out what to expect at our outpatient laboratories.
Ordering Tests
Please review our requirements carefully before ordering tests or submitting specimens. Incomplete or missing details may cause delays.
Test Catalog
Use our online Test Catalog to find specific information about our testing; including collection details, performing locations, turnaround times and more.
Lab Sections
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine provides services in several specialty sections in addition to limited services at our Satellite Laboratories.
Infectious Disease Weekly Updates
Last week's results: updated January 6, 2026
Rapid Flu/RSV/COVID/Rhino RT PCR
| Weekly Positive | Percent Positive | Year to Date Positive | Year to Date Percent | |
| Flu A | 615 | 41 | 2655 | 34 |
| Flu B | 62 | 4 | 294 | 4 |
| RSV | 184 | 12 | 768 | 10 |
| COVID | 52 | 4 | 250 | 3 |
| Rhino* | 266 | 18 | 2110 | 27 |
| Tested | 1489 | 7905 |
*Due to genetic similarity between human rhinovirus and enterovirus, this assay cannot distinguish between them. Both organisms are reported as Human rhinovirus.
Enterovirus/Human Parechovirus RT PCR
| Weekly Positive | Weekly Tested | Percent Positive | Year to date Positive | Year to date Tested | Year to date Percent | |
| Enterovirus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Parechovirus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pertussis/Parapertussis PCR
| Weekly Positive | Percent Positive | Year to date Positive | Year to date Percent | |
| B. pertussis | 3 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| B. parapertussis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tested | 22 | 22 |
Respiratory Panel - FilmArray PCR
(71/131) 54%
| Pathogen | # detected | Pathogen | # detected | Pathogen | # detected |
| Flu A | 2 | Para 1 | 2 | Corona OC43 | 1 |
| Flu A H1 | 0 | Para 2 | 0 | M. pneumoniae | 0 |
| Flu A H3 | 9 | Para 3 | 0 | C. pneumoniae | 0 |
| Flu A 2009 H1 | 2 | Para 4 | 0 | B. pertussis | 1 |
| Flu B | 1 | Rhino | 15 | B. parapertussis | 0 |
| RSV | 7 | Corona HKU1 | 9 | SARS-CoV2 | 2 |
| MPV | 10 | Corona NL63 | 0 | ||
| Adeno | 8 | Corona 229E | 2 |
Group A Streptococcus Rapid Antigen Test
| Rapid Test | Positive/Total | Follow-Up Culture |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | (3/35) 9% | (2) 6% |
| Children's Mercy Northland | (12/62) 19% | (4) 9% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas | (0/31) 0% | (3) 10% |
| Children's Mercy Broadway | (0/4) 0% | (1) 25% |
| Children's Mercy Blue Valley | (5/44) 11% | (1) 3% |
| Children's Mercy East | (11/47) 23% | (2) 6% |
Antibiograms
Please contact the Microbiology Lab at (816) 234-3386 for older antibiograms.
View 2024 antibiogramView 2023 antibiogram