Orion Laboratories

What Orion Laboratories does

Orion Laboratories, founded in 2017 by David and Rachael Slaughter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the state's largest independent clinical laboratory. The company operates a comprehensive diagnostic testing menu spanning more than 20 medical specialties — including cardiology, oncology, infectious disease, toxicology, and women's health — and serves four principal customer segments: hospitals and integrated health systems, independent physicians, individual patients (direct-to-consumer), and institutional clients such as K-12 schools and government agencies.

The operating platform consists of a Provider Portal (powered by Orchard Software) for electronic order entry and results delivery, a Patient Portal for results and XIFIN-powered billing, a COVID-19 testing management platform, and a LA Wallet / SMART Health Card integration built with Envoc. The company also participates in an industry collaboration with Alverno, Sonic Healthcare USA, Sonora Quest, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, ACL, and ARUP on digital pathology and AI integration. The firm owns its 32,000-square-foot headquarters at CitiPlace Centre II (purchased for $6.9 million in August 2022) and runs a wholly owned subsidiary, Orion Therapeutics, established in November 2022 as Louisiana's first medical marijuana and hemp testing laboratory.

Commercially, Orion pursues three go-to-market motions: B2B sales to hospitals, health systems, physicians, and government agencies; direct-to-consumer walk-in and drive-thru patient locations with extended and weekend hours; and an emerging enterprise field-sales channel anchored by a January 2026 joint venture with FMOL Health (Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health), which will extend Orion's laboratory services across FMOL's integrated Louisiana network starting in 2026. Pricing is uniform across insured, uninsured, Medicare, and Medicaid patients, with billing handled through insurance carriers, direct patient payment (payment plans for balances over $50), and financial assistance for patients under the federal poverty level. The company remains privately held and founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Orion Laboratories

Legal name

Orion Laboratories, L.L.C.

Website

https://orion.healthcare

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Orion Laboratories is Louisiana's largest independent clinical laboratory, offering comprehensive diagnostic testing across 20+ medical specialties. Founded in 2017, it serves hospitals, health systems, physicians, schools, and patients statewide through provider and patient digital portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Laboratory Services (Core Lab Operations) (HLAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reference & Esoteric Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAJ), Disease-Specific Reference Laboratory Networks (e.g., TB, HIV, Influenza) (HLAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory testing
• Diagnostic testing services
• Medical marijuana testing
• School COVID testing
• Pathology laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: Laboratory testing services billed to insurance (including Medicare and Medicaid) and directly to patients. Comprehensive test menu spanning cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious disease, oncology, toxicology, women's health and more.
2. Direct Patient Billing: Direct billing to patients for laboratory services, with payment plans available for balances over $50. Financial assistance for uninsured patients and those under federal poverty level.
3. Medical Marijuana Testing (Orion Therapeutics): Subsidiary company established November 2022 for Louisiana's medical marijuana and hemp testing program, testing samples for state regulatory compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Orion Laboratories operates a clinical laboratory providing diagnostic testing services across more than 20 medical specialties (cardiology, oncology, infectious disease, toxicology, women's health, etc.) for hospitals, physicians, health systems, and individual patients. The company also operates Orion Therapeutics, a subsidiary offering medical marijuana and hemp testing for Louisiana's regulatory program, and provides school-based COVID-19 surveillance testing programs.

Product overview

Orion Laboratories is a clinical laboratory providing diagnostic testing services across 20+ medical specialties including cardiology, oncology, infectious disease, toxicology, and women's health. The company operates a digital platform consisting of a test menu and ordering system, Provider Portal for healthcare providers to submit orders and access results, and Patient Portal for individuals to view test results and manage billing. Orion accepts major insurance carriers, Medicare, and Medicaid, offering consistent pricing for insured and uninsured patients. The company expanded through its Orion Therapeutics subsidiary into medical marijuana and hemp testing (Louisiana's first), and maintains partnerships with healthcare systems for service expansion. The company's technology platform includes billing integrations with Xifin and provider access through Orchard Software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orion Therapeutics: Louisiana's first medical marijuana and hemp testing laboratory subsidiary

Products and services

• Clinical Laboratory Testing Services
• Orion Therapeutics Medical Marijuana and Hemp Testing
• School Testing Program (K-12 COVID-19 Surveillance)

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest independent laboratory in Louisiana
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• FMOL Health (Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Joint venture partnership combining FMOL Health's integrated regional care network and clinical expertise with Orion Laboratories' laboratory operations, technology platform and logistics. Operations expected to begin in 2026 with services rolling out across FMOL Health's Louisiana network. System will hire approximately 50 employees for the partnership. This expands access to laboratory testing for patients and providers across Louisiana.
• EnvocsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to offer COVID-19 test results through LA Wallet app, Louisiana's digital driver's license platform. Enables individuals to access and provide verifiable COVID-19 test results as SMART Health Cards for travel, employment, or school requirements.
• Orchard SoftwaresupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvider portal powered by Orchard Software for secure online access to submit orders and access patient results through the PMS system.
• XIFINsupportingTechnology or IntegrationClient billing portal and patient billing portal powered by XIFIN for invoice payment, billing error resolution, cost estimation, and payment plan management.
• Industry Laboratory PartnerssupportingOthersCollaboration with other laboratory companies including Alverno Laboratories, Sonic Healthcare USA, Sonora Quest Laboratories, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, ACL Laboratories, ARUP Laboratories, and others to expand digital pathology capabilities and integrate AI for improved testing efficiency.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): National clinical laboratory giant explicitly named as a direct competitor to Orion in Louisiana. Overlaps on routine and esoteric clinical testing for hospitals, physicians, and patients, with substantially broader test menu and payer reach.
• Quest Diagnostics: Largest U.S. clinical laboratory network. Competes with Orion on hospital system lab contracts, physician send-outs, and direct-to-consumer testing, with national logistics and broader specialty test capabilities.
• Sonic Healthcare USA: U.S. arm of Sonic Healthcare, operating multiple regional labs. Named as one of Orion's industry collaboration partners on digital pathology and AI, and a parallel mid-tier national reference lab competitor.
• ARUP Laboratories: National esoteric and reference laboratory affiliated with University of Utah. Competes for high-complexity send-out testing and is also part of Orion's digital pathology/AI industry collaboration group.
• Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Reference laboratory arm of Mayo Clinic offering specialty and esoteric testing nationwide. Direct competitor for high-margin reference work and a stated collaborator in Orion's AI/digital pathology initiative.

Direct peers

• Alverno Laboratories: Mid-sized regional clinical laboratory. Named as an explicit industry collaboration partner with Orion on digital pathology and AI integration, indicating direct overlap in hospital lab services and specialty testing.
• BioReference Laboratories: Specialty clinical laboratory (OPKO Health subsidiary) with a focus on women's health, oncology, and urology testing. Closely comparable menu mix to Orion's specialty testing portfolio.
• ProPath: Specialty pathology and esoteric testing laboratory. Comparable specialty lab model overlapping with Orion's oncology, dermatopathology, and women's health testing offerings.

Regional players

• Sonora Quest Laboratories: Arizona-based regional laboratory joint venture. Comparable regional-scale clinical lab model and a stated Orion collaboration partner for digital pathology and AI capabilities.
• ACL Laboratories: Regional clinical laboratory serving the Midwest. Comparable hospital-affiliated regional lab model and listed collaborator in Orion's industry digital pathology partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/orionlaboratoriesllc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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