Blood Collection Service

A walk-in venous blood collection service at AXIS-CZ's phlebotomy station in the basement of Poliklinika III, Hradec Králové. Open from 05:30 Monday to Friday without an appointment, the collection station serves self-pay patients and those with physician referrals across the full range of biochemistry and haematology tests listed in the laboratory's published price list. The blood draw fee (59 Kč for adults, 107 Kč for children under ten) is charged separately from the cost of individual tests requested. Venepuncture is performed by trained phlebotomy staff; capillary collection is also available at 50 Kč. Patients fast overnight and arrive at the centre's earliest opening for glucose, lipid, or hormone panels requiring fasting samples. Results for most standard assays are available the same or following day, with email or postal delivery available for an additional 50 Kč.

The blood collection service at Laboratoř AXIS-CZ is the entry point for the laboratory's full menu of clinical biochemistry and haematology testing. Located in the basement (suterén) of Poliklinika III on Tř. Edvarda Beneše in Hradec Králové, the phlebotomy station opens at 05:30 Monday to Friday — one of the earliest blood collection start times available in the region. This matters practically for patients with fasting requirements: overnight fasting of 8–12 hours (water permitted) is required for glucose, HbA1c, lipid profiles, and certain hormone panels; starting collection at 05:30 means fasted patients who have been abstaining since 21:00 the previous evening can have blood drawn before the working day begins. No appointment is required during the collection window of 05:30 to 14:30. Patients attending with a physician referral bring the referral form; self-pay patients bring their national health insurance card and select their tests from the published price list (available for download on the clinic website). The laboratory is accredited under NASKL (registered 2024) and certified via R3 Audit, which means result accuracy and chain-of-custody procedures are subject to documented quality management protocols. Venous collection (standard needle venepuncture) is priced at 59 Kč for adults and 107 Kč for children under ten. Capillary collection — fingertip draw, typically used where venepuncture is difficult or for paediatric patients — costs 50 Kč. Where tests require a serum sample separated using a gel tube, an additional 26 Kč is added. These fees are charged on top of the individual test prices. Result delivery is electronic by default (same or next day); printed results by email or post are each 50 Kč additional. Patients preparing for blood collection should follow the full preparation guide published on the clinic's website: no alcohol for 24 hours before the draw, no smoking on the day of collection, physical rest in the hour before arrival, and arrival in a seated or rested state. Water is encouraged throughout the fasting period. Patients on medications are advised not to take morning doses before the draw unless their physician has specifically instructed otherwise, and to inform the phlebotomist of any medications at the time of collection. This is a comprehensive-coverage collection station — the AXIS-CZ price list covers over 150 individual tests across biochemistry, haematology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, and urinalysis, meaning that almost any laboratory investigation requested by a Czech GP or specialist can be handled in a single visit.