What Healthlab does

HealthLab Inc. is a private, pathologist-directed clinical laboratory headquartered in Winfield, Illinois, operating within the Northwestern Memorial HealthCare / Central DuPage Health network. Founded in 2003, it has provided clinical laboratory testing services for more than 20 years in the greater Chicagoland area and has since extended operations into Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, and Florida. The company functions as both a reference laboratory and a hospital laboratory, performing approximately 9 million assays per year across chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, cytology, histology, transfusion medicine, and (as of 2024) digital pathology, with 24/7 service capability.

The company's service portfolio is delivered through a network of more than 40 draw sites, immediate care facilities, hospital outpatient labs, and medical-center draw stations, supported by a courier specimen-transport operation and an electronic ordering and results platform branded Atlas that interfaces with client EMR systems. Technology stack centers on Roche Chemistry Intelligent Workflow Management, Sysmex HST-N hematology automation, Coulter cell counters, MicroScan microbiology systems, immunochemistry equipment, and a bar-coded specimen tracking system for chain-of-custody. HealthLab holds a layered set of accreditations including CAP, The Joint Commission, AABB, FDA, CLIA, and Illinois Department of Public Health certifications.

HealthLab generates revenue primarily on a transaction-fee basis, billing either healthcare provider clients (net 30-day itemized monthly statements) or, when billing documentation is provided, patients and insurance carriers directly. A 2024 strategic partnership with Mayo Clinic Laboratories extends HealthLab's specialty test menu by routing complex and esoteric testing through MCL. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and B2B, targeting physician offices, medical clinics, extended and long-term care facilities, home healthcare agencies, occupational medicine groups, and the affiliated Northwestern Medicine hospital and cancer-center system, supported by a sales team, dedicated client services representatives, and IT support.

Name

Healthlab

Legal name

HealthLab Inc.

Website

https://healthlabtesting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HealthLab is a pathologist-directed clinical laboratory operating within the Northwestern Medicine / Central DuPage Health network, performing approximately 9 million assays annually across more than 40 draw sites in six U.S. states, serving physician offices, hospitals, extended care facilities, and occupational medicine groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Health & Employer Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Occupational Health & Employer Clinic Services (HLAEAAAI), Lab Data Exchange & Interoperability (HL7/FHIR/LDT Results Delivery) (HLACAMAL)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory testing
• Diagnostic pathology services
• Anatomic pathology testing
• Reference laboratory services
• Outpatient specimen collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Winfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices39 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: Provides comprehensive clinical and anatomic pathology testing services to healthcare providers including routine and complex lab analysis, billed either to client accounts or patient/insurance. Testing includes blood, urine, tissue samples, and other bodily fluid analysis.
2. Client Account Billing: Healthcare provider clients can elect direct client billing for testing services performed. An itemized statement is rendered monthly with net 30 days payment terms. Questions regarding bills directed to billing department.
3. Patient/Insurance Billing: HealthLab can handle billing directly to patients or insurance carriers when billing information and insurance card documentation is provided with requisition.
4. Supply Services: Provides specimen collection supplies to clients, available via requisition form through courier, fax, or mail, or through Atlas ordering system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HealthLab is a regional, pathologist-directed clinical laboratory providing 24/7 routine and complex testing across chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, cytology, histology, and transfusion medicine. Services are delivered to healthcare providers (physician offices, clinics, extended/long-term care facilities, occupational medicine groups) through a network of over 40 draw sites, courier logistics, and an electronic Atlas ordering/results interface, with billing handled either via client accounts or directly to patients/insurers.

Product overview

HealthLab is a full-service, pathologist-directed clinical laboratory offering a unified portfolio of diagnostic testing services. The core product is its clinical laboratory services encompassing chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, cytology, histology, and transfusion medicine. These are delivered alongside complementary modules including outpatient services at multiple locations, specimen collection, courier services, support services (computer, supply, educational), billing services, result reporting, and a searchable test directory. The Mayo Clinic Laboratories partnership extends available test offerings. HealthLab operates as both a reference lab and hospital lab, performing approximately 9 million assays annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HealthLab Clinical Laboratory Services Full-range clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory providing 24/7 routine and complex testing of tissue, blood, urine, and other bodily fluids across chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, cytology, histology, and transfusion services for healthcare provider clients.
• Outpatient Services Clinical laboratory testing, specimen collection, consultative and courier services offered at HealthLab's immediate care facilities, hospital outpatient labs, and extended care facility locations in the Chicagoland area and broader Midwest.
• Courier Services Specimen pickup and transport service provided to all HealthLab clients, Immediate Care facilities, and Central DuPage Hospital affiliates for delivering specimens to the laboratory.
• Specimen Collection Services Blood collection, phlebotomy procedures, and special test collection including glucose tolerance testing, anatomic pathology, cytology, and microbiology specimen collection performed at HealthLab draw sites and on-site at extended care facilities.
• Billing Services Client account billing and patient/insurance billing services with itemized statements, net 30 payment terms, and Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) processing, supported by a dedicated billing department reachable at 855.694.2866.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 million assays performed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mayo Clinic Laboratories (MCL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2024HealthLab announced a partnership with Mayo Clinic Laboratories in 2024. The partnership provides access to expanded test offerings, with MCL serving as a reference laboratory for specialized and complex testing. Regular test updates, new test offerings, test code changes, and test code inactivations are communicated to clients through monthly updates. The partnership enables HealthLab to offer a broader menu of specialized diagnostic tests to healthcare providers in the Midwest.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACL Laboratories (Advocate Aurora Health): Hospital-affiliated clinical laboratory within the Advocate Health system serving the upper Midwest, including Illinois and Wisconsin. Closest direct geographic peer to HealthLab given overlapping Illinois draw sites and hospital system affiliation.
• BioReference Laboratories (OPKO Health): Mid-size regional reference lab offering clinical and specialty diagnostics with physician-office and hospital outreach. Comparable scale and service mix to HealthLab, especially in routine chemistry, immunology, and women's health.
• PathGroup: Physician-owned pathology and clinical laboratory serving hospitals and physician practices across the Southeast and Midwest. Comparable hospital-affiliated reference lab model with strong anatomic pathology emphasis.
• Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Reference laboratory arm of Mayo Clinic. HealthLab's 2024 strategic partner; serves as the esoteric reference lab for HealthLab while also being a comparable specialty/reference lab competitor for high-complexity testing in the broader market.
• Clinical Pathology Laboratories (Sonic): Full-service clinical and anatomic pathology reference lab with strong Texas/Midwest physician outreach. Comparable menu, EMR integration capabilities, and regional lab positioning to HealthLab.
• ARUP Laboratories: Nonprofit, academic-affiliated reference laboratory offering esoteric and routine testing with hospital outreach services. Highly comparable business model to HealthLab's pathologist-directed, health-system-affiliated operation.

Broad incumbents

• Quest Diagnostics: Largest US clinical reference laboratory. Operates a national network of patient service centers, draw sites, and reference testing similar to HealthLab, serving physicians, hospitals, employers, and patients at significantly greater scale.
• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): Second-largest US clinical reference lab offering routine and specialty testing with national patient service centers and direct EMR interfaces. Competes head-to-head with HealthLab for hospital outreach and physician office accounts in the Midwest.
• Sonic Healthcare USA: Global diagnostics operator with US reference lab footprint. Provides clinical and anatomic pathology services to hospitals and physicians across multiple states, comparable in service mix to HealthLab but at materially greater scale.
• Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics: International clinical diagnostics network with growing US presence including esoteric and specialty testing. Competes for higher-complexity send-out volume that HealthLab now sources from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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