Cairns Pathology Collection Centre

All of our QML Pathology collection centres service a combination of standard and special tests. The following special tests are available at Cairns:

Booking mandatory before visiting collection centre

• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor (ABPM)
• Dexamethasone Suppression Test
• Drug Analysis (Hair)
• Glucose Tolerance Testing (GTT)
• Holter Monitor
• Synacthen (Short)

Walk-in and bookings available

• Breath Test (Alcohol)
• Breath Test (Urea) - C14
• Drug Screen (Instant)
• Drug Screen (Saliva)
• Drug Screen (Urine - Level 1)
• Drug Screen (Urine - Level 2)
• Drug Screen (Urine - Level 3)
• Drug Screen (Urine - Level 4)
• Drug Screen AS4308 (Urine Lab DAS)
• Infant Skin Puncture
• Paediatric Collection (0 to 12 months)
• Paediatric Collection (1 to 5 years)
• Paediatric Collection (6 to 12 years)

Walk-in only

• AHPRA
• Ammonia
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Drug Screen (Urine)
• Glucagon
• Kryptopyrroles (Urine)
• Non-invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) - Generation
  NIPT Generation and NIPT Generation 46 - Collections are performed Monday to Saturday and can be done AFTER 10 weeks 0 days gestation. NIPT Generation Plus - Collections are performed Monday's ONLY and can be done AFTER 10 weeks 0 days gestation.
• Precivity AD2
• Semen Fertility Analysis (Drop off times apply)
  Drop-off samples will be accepted Monday to Friday ONLY.
• Semen Post Vasectomy Analysis (Drop off times apply)
  Drop-off samples will be accepted Monday to Friday ONLY.
• Tuberculosis (Quantiferon Gold)
  Collections are performed Monday to Friday ONLY for Quantiferon Gold TB screening.
• Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)