Patient-Centered Testing, Physician-First Partnership
North West Labs provides physicians, hospitals, medical centers, and clinics with best-in-class laboratory diagnostic services. NWL was built around a simple principle: getting the right answer faster improves patient care and outcomes. Every process — from collection to reporting — is designed with that in mind.
As a Summit Medical service offering, NWL is available to practices nationwide. Our team handles onboarding, EMR integration, and ongoing account support.
Available Testing Panels
- Toxicology — definitive urine drug testing, confirmatory testing
- PCR / Molecular Testing — COVID-19, Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP)
- Blood Testing — comprehensive metabolic panels, CBC, lipids, thyroid, and more
- Women's Health qPCR — comprehensive gynecological panels
- UTI qPCR — rapid, accurate urinary tract infection testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) — full STI panel
- Infectious Diseases — broad infectious disease testing
- Gastrointestinal Panel — GI pathogen detection
- Wound Panel — wound infection pathogen identification
- Nail Panel — fungal and infection testing
- Genetic Testing — pharmacogenomics and hereditary panels
- Neutralizing Antibody Titer
What Makes NWL Different
- PCR results in under 8 hours on average (industry advertises 24 hours)
- Toxicology results in under 30 hours on average (industry advertises 48 hours)
- Free custom EMR integration — no additional cost to the practice
- Customized result reports tailored to your practice's clinical needs
- Comparative data reports that help providers make more informed decisions
- Near-Medicare pricing on most diagnostic testing
- Physician billing available — select testing panels allow the ordering physician to bill and profit
- Dedicated account representative and support team
Physician Billing Opportunity
Select NWL testing panels allow the ordering physician or practice to bill insurance directly and retain the reimbursement — creating an additional revenue stream from testing you're already ordering. Our team will walk you through which panels qualify and how billing is structured for your specific payer mix.