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DNA collection: what changes when the sample has to stand up legally

Two jobs share one label. An informational collection is a sample and a shipping label; a legal collection is an identity check, a witnessed collection and an unbroken custody record — and the difference has to be decided before anyone is booked, not after.

259 independent providers on PhlebFlow list DNA collection across 122 markets. Published starting fees run from $30 to $600, typically around $80, paid out-of-pocket; the laboratory bills its testing separately. Send a request with your ZIP code and a provider who covers it contacts you to confirm a time.

What this service is

A collector attends, establishes who each participant is against photo identification, collects the samples the testing laboratory’s kit calls for, documents and photographs what the kit requires, and seals everything so it can be shown not to have been opened in transit. Where the result is meant to be usable in a legal proceeding, that documented chain is the whole point of paying for a collector rather than swabbing at home.

An informational collection skips the identity and custody work, and its result carries no standing anywhere. Neither version is arranged, priced or interpreted by PhlebFlow: the testing laboratory is chosen by you or by whoever directed you here, the kit is theirs, and the report goes to whoever their paperwork names.

What to have ready

  • Whether the result has to be legally usable. It changes the kit, the procedure, the price and sometimes who is allowed to be in the room.
  • The testing laboratory’s kit, unopened, with its instruction sheet and return packaging.
  • Government-issued photo identification for every adult participant, and the identification the laboratory specifies for a child.
  • The consent and authorisation forms the laboratory or the instructing party requires, and confirmation of who may consent for a minor.
  • One address and one time that suits every participant, and a court order, agency reference or case number if there is one.

Who usually asks for it

  • Families arranging a relationship test where the report has to be accepted by an agency or a court.
  • Attorneys and agencies instructing a collection at a specific address with documented identity checks.
  • People who ordered an informational kit and want a trained collector rather than doing it themselves.
  • Participants spread across households who would rather one collector travelled than everybody did.

Requesting for an organization?

Employers, attorneys, clinics, laboratories, facilities and research teams have their own page: pick your segment and the request opens with the site and the service already set.

For organizations

First mobile visit? The logistics from request to lab drop-off: What to expect when a mobile phlebotomist comes to you

Independent providers offering DNA collection

259 independent providers on PhlebFlow list this service, across 122 markets. Each sets their own prices and their own service area.

Published starting fees for DNA collection on PhlebFlow currently run from $30 to $600, with a typical fee around $80.

Listing reviewed State license number listed Credential verified Insurance (self-reported)
Riverside, CA
At-Home Blood DrawDNA Collection (Legal & Non-Legal)Therapeutic Phlebotomy+8 more
$85
Base visit fee
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Handz On Lab Solutions LLC
Listing reviewed Credential verified Insurance (self-reported)
Irvington, NJ
Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–6:00 PM Sat 7:30 AM–1:30 PM
At-Home Blood DrawSpecialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen Pickup+6 more
$120
Base visit fee
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Kalm Kare Mobile Labs
Listing reviewed Credential verified Insurance (self-reported)
Elkhart, IN
Mon–Fri Open 24/7 Sat 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Specialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen PickupPediatric Collection+9 more
$125
Base visit fee
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Touch Of Texas Mobile Phlebotomy and Specimen Collection
Listing reviewed Certification self-reported Insurance (self-reported)
Austin, TX Spanish
Mon–Thu 7:00 AM–6:00 PM; Fri 7:00 AM–4:00 PM Sat 9:00 AM–1:00 PM; Sun 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
At-Home Blood DrawSpecimen PickupPediatric Collection+8 more
$88
Base visit fee
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Listing reviewed Credential verified
Winter Haven, FL
Mon–Fri By appointment Sat–Sun 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
At-Home Blood DrawSpecimen PickupGeriatric / Senior Care+3 more
$85
Base visit fee
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Listing reviewed Certified Phlebotomist Technologist (self-reported) Insurance (self-reported)
New York, NY
At-Home Blood DrawSpecialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen Pickup+11 more
$150
Base visit fee
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Community Care Labs & Mobile Services, LLC
Listing reviewed Training certificate (self-reported) Insurance (self-reported)
Hagerstown, MD
Mon–Fri 7:00 AM–12:00 PM Sat 7:00 AM–12:00 PM
At-Home Blood DrawSpecialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen Pickup+5 more
$68
Base visit fee
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Listing reviewed Certification self-reported Insurance (self-reported)
Charlotte, NC
Mon–Fri By appointment
At-Home Blood DrawSpecialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen Pickup+4 more
$65
Base visit fee
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Listing reviewed Phlebotomy Technician (self-reported) Insurance (self-reported)
Tampa, FL
Mon–Fri Open 24/7 Sat–Sun Open 24/7
At-Home Blood DrawPediatric CollectionSpecimen Pickup+10 more
$50
Base visit fee
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Gifted Hands Mobile Lab LLC
Listing reviewed State license number listed Insurance (self-reported)
Las Vegas, NV
Mon–Fri 6:00 AM–8:00 PM Sat 6:00 AM–8:00 PM
At-Home Blood DrawSpecialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen Pickup+7 more
$80
Base visit fee
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Listing reviewed State license number listed Credential verified Insurance (self-reported)
Shreveport, LA
Mon–Fri By appointment
At-Home Blood DrawSpecimen PickupGeriatric / Senior Care+6 more
$75
Base visit fee
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Sammelia Phlebotomy Services
Listing reviewed Certification self-reported
Crosby, TX
Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
At-Home Blood DrawSpecialty Kit Collection (Everlywell, Rupa, etc.)Specimen Pickup+11 more
$45
Base visit fee
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Showing 12 of 259. Every provider offering this service, by state — the city pages above find the one nearest you.

Where DNA collection is available

The markets below have at least one provider who lists this service. Each city page shows who covers it, their ZIP codes and their fees.

Tampa, FLDetroit, MILos Angeles, CANew York City, NYChicago, ILHouston, TXMiami, FLSan Francisco, CADallas-Fort Worth, TXOklahoma City, OKSavannah, GACocoa, FLManchester, CTWest Covina, CAJacksonville, FLColumbia, SCPhoenix, AZBaltimore, MDOrlando, FLDover, DEAtlanta, GAAurora, ILFort Myers, FLNaples, FLWest Palm Beach, FLSacramento, CAAustin, TXDenver, CONew Haven, CTGreenville, SCTulsa, OKSeattle, WAPaterson, NJPhiladelphia, PAFort Worth, TXVirginia Beach, VAGreensboro, NCCharlotte, NCLas Vegas, NVMilwaukee, WICleveland, OHLouisville, KYLawrence, MABirmingham, ALMemphis, TNNashville, TNBaton Rouge, LAKalamazoo, MIWorcester, MAFairfax, VAJackson, MSCharlottesville, VAFrisco, TXMarietta, GAHarrisburg, PAEdison, NJNewark, NJHackensack, NJBrooklyn, NYLake Charles, LABowie, MDTacoma, WAPatchogue, NYFlorence, SCLakeland, FLSarasota, FLPort Saint Lucie, FLConyers, GAWarner Robins, GAMacon, GAKaty, TXPark Forest, ILManitowoc, WITemecula, CARiverside, CALong Beach, CAIrvine, CAFredericksburg, VASicklerville, NJFreehold, NJElkhart, INAnnapolis, MDKnoxville, TNPrinceton, NJUnion, NJLafayette, LASaint Louis, MORaleigh, NCButte, MTRichmond, VASan Diego, CABrandon, FLCharleston, SCHuntsville, ALCedar Rapids, IALake City, FLWichita, KSRockville, MDBradenton, FLBurlington, NCCherry Hill, NJAlbany, GAJackson, TNVicksburg, MSMorristown, NJShreveport, LAGreenville, NCBuffalo, NYAllentown, PAYoungstown, OHAbilene, TXMinneapolis, MNSpringfield, MARochester, NYTyler, TXSpokane, WAMobile, ALToms River, NJWilmington, DEHagerstown, MDTallahassee, FLLittle Rock, AR

DNA collection by state

States with enough providers listing this service to have their own page, with the count in each.

Questions about this service

Does PhlebFlow perform or report the testing?↓

No. PhlebFlow lists the collector. The kit, the analysis and the report belong to the testing laboratory, and PhlebFlow never receives or holds a result.

Can an informational collection be upgraded afterwards?↓

No. The identity checks and the custody record have to happen at the collection itself. If there is any chance the result will need to stand up, book the legal version from the start.

Who can consent for a child?↓

Whoever the testing laboratory and the applicable law say — usually a parent or legal guardian, sometimes evidenced in writing. Confirm it with the laboratory before the appointment; PhlebFlow does not make that determination.

What the whole network charges, with real published fees: How much does a mobile blood draw cost?

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PhlebFlow is a directory and logistics platform. It does not perform blood draws, order tests, operate a laboratory, or interpret results, and it gives no medical advice. The providers listed here are independent professionals and businesses, not employees or agents of PhlebFlow — confirm credentials, insurance and pricing with the provider you choose.