Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual (Pub. 100-01), Ch. 5 § 90.2
Laboratory Defined
90.2 - Laboratory Defined
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Laboratory means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical,
immuno-hematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other
examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing
information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of,
or the assessment of the health of, human beings. These examinations also include
procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of
various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing
specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are
not considered laboratories.