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UPDATED FOR 2026

Clinical guides for buyers and operators.

Clinical pricing, credential references, and operator playbooks — sourced from real practice data. Download instantly. No email required.

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HIPAA Compliant Shipping Checklist — 12 page free guide cover
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12 pages · 8 min read
How-To

HIPAA Compliant Shipping Checklist

Reduce specimen shipping errors before pickup, transit, and delivery

  • Verify chain-of-custody fields at every specimen handoff
  • Separate HIPAA safeguards from IATA DG Cat B packaging
  • Document pickup, temperature requirements, and delivery exceptions

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Medical Courier Rate Guide 2026 — 12 page free guide cover
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Pricing

Medical Courier Rate Guide 2026

Compare courier costs before your next specimen transport contract

  • Scheduled-route, STAT, and after-hours pricing structures side by side
  • Questions to ask about IATA DG Cat B handling
  • Line items that change cost: mileage, stops, wait time

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Medical Courier Vetting Guide — 12 page free guide cover
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Vetting

Medical Courier Vetting Guide

Screen specimen couriers before a missed pickup becomes a risk

  • Verify IATA DG Category B training for specimen handlers
  • Compare chain-of-custody scans at pickup, transfer, and delivery
  • Test temperature-excursion response procedures before signing a courier agreement

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OUR EDITORIAL RULE

Real provider data, not affiliate fluff.

RouteStat is a directory of IATA DG Cat B-credentialed medical specimen couriers. When we publish pricing or vetting data, it comes from the same provider records that power our search index — not stock industry reports or AI-generated copy.

We don't take affiliate commissions. We don't gate the PDFs. The guides exist because labs and hospital networks told us the most-Googled questions had no straight answers online. So we wrote them.

36+
pages of vetted editorial across all current guides
Quarterly
methodology reviews; pricing data refreshes annually
IATA DG Cat B
credential definitions sourced from issuing bodies
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Do I have to give my email to download?

No. Click any cover or the green Download button and the PDF starts immediately. We'll offer a newsletter subscription afterward, but it's completely optional.

Are these actually free, or is there a catch?

They're actually free. RouteStat makes money from medical specimen couriers who advertise their listings — never from selling your information. Every guide is also published as a web article you can read without downloading anything.

How often do you update these?

Pricing data is refreshed annually as medical specimen couriers update their rates. Methodology and credential references are reviewed quarterly and revised whenever the underlying standards change.

Can I share these with colleagues?

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