Lab Services

UC San Diego Health labs offer a wide variety of services, including blood draws, sample collection and glucose tolerance testing.

In most cases, your health care provider will order your lab test in advance.

Appointments Required at Some Locations

Please note that some locations require appointments and cannot accommodate walk-in patients. See list below for details.

  • Glucose tolerance testing: This test always requires an appointment and is limited to certain locations. To schedule, please call 800-926-8273.
  • Specimen dropoffs: Specimens collected at home can be dropped off at any location below during normal business hours. An appointment is required at certain locations. For questions about specimen collection, pleast contact your provider's office.

Lab Locations and Hours

See lab hours and a map of lab locations below. Please note that lab stations are closed on university-observed holidays.

Hillcrest

Medical Offices North (inside main hospital)
200 West Arbor Drive, Room 1-333
San Diego, CA 92103
619-543-6665
Monday - Friday: 7:30a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 7 - 10:30 a.m.
Closed on Saturdays

Medical Offices South
4168 Front St., Room 1-129
San Diego, CA 92103
619-543-7775
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

4th and Lewis Medical Offices
*Appointment always required at this location
330 Lewis St., Suite 402
San Diego, CA 92103
800-926-8273
Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Rancho Bernardo

Via Tazon
16950 Via Tazon
San Diego, CA 92127
800-926-8273
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
*Walk-ins or appointments accepted

Scripps Ranch

Mira Mesa Boulevard
*Appointment always required at this location
9909 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92131
858-657-7750
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sorrento Valley

Directors Place
*Appointments always required and limited to patients of the Director's Place Women's Health clinic at this location
4910 Directors Place, Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92121
800-926-8273
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Closed for lunch: 12:30-1:30 p.m.)

Encinitas

Garden View Road
*Appointments always required at this location
1200 Garden View Road, Second Floor
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-536-7700
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

La Jolla

Perlman Medical Offices
9350 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-657-8690
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
*Last patient check-in at 5:30 p.m.

8910 Villa La Jolla Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037 
858-249-6855
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
*Last patient check-in at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

8899 University Center Lane 
*Appointments always required at this location
Suite 400
La Jolla, CA 92122
800-926-8273
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Moores Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-822-6296
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4510 Executive Drive
4510 Executive Drive, Suite 327
San Diego, CA 92121
858-657-7498
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1 - 4:30 p.m.
(Closed for lunch: 12:30-1 p.m.)

Genesee Avenue
*Appointments always required at this location
9333 Genesee Ave., Suite 200B
San Diego, CA 92121
858-657-8600
Monday-Friday: 8 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
(Closed for lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Vista

Sycamore Avenue
*Appointments always required at this location
910 Sycamore Ave., Suite 102
Vista, CA 92081
760-536-7737
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Locations