How do mobile phlebotomists establish lab partnerships?

A lab partnership — also called a contracted collector or standing requisition agreement — is the arrangement between a mobile phlebotomist and a laboratory that allows the phlebotomist to collect specimens and have the lab process and bill them.

Major commercial labs:

Quest Diagnostics:

LabCorp:

Independent and regional labs:

What the agreement typically covers:

For direct-to-consumer platforms:

Some mobile phlebotomists partner with DTC ordering platforms (Ulta Lab Tests, Any Lab Test Now, etc.) as independent contractors — these platforms connect patients who have pre-ordered tests with local collectors.