PFAS Resources for Healthcare Providers

Laboratory Testing for PFAS in Serum 

The Washington Department of Health surveyed major companies that serve our state health insurance market and learned that most will cover the PFAS serum test when the test is ordered by a clinician and processed by a clinical lab. See Survey results (PDF).   

There are two commercial labs with clinical lab certifications that provide PFAS serum testing. Neither currently accepts health insurance because the reimbursement rate is too low. The only option for a clinician-ordered test is NMS laboratory. Clinics must have or set up an account with NMS and arrange for the testing. The other lab, Quest Diagnostics, only offers a test that the patient purchases online. The patient then goes to a local Quest location for the blood draw and receives the test results directly from Quest.  Quest offers patients a medical consultation on their results. All current options require out-of-pocket payment by the patient.  

A few Environmental labs can also test individual clinical samples.  

More information about blood testing (PDF)

PFAS Blood Testing Labs

Lab Name 

Lab Type

Test Order Number 

Number of PFAS Chemicals Measured 

Test Cost -Contact lab for current price

Contact Information 

Comments 

NMS 

Clinical lab 

3428SP 

16    

$470 

Clinical & Research Client Services at 1-866-522-2206

 clinical@nmslabs.com 

Clinician ordered test. Clinics must set up acct with NMS. 

Quest Diagnostics 

Clinical lab 

13724M PFAS Test Panel 

9       

$260-$350 

You can learn more about the test and sign up online for the test.

Quest service centers are located throughout the state. 

Patients order the test online and arrange for a blood draw at a Quest service center. 

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