Tests catalogue
Your lab test menu and prices, used at intake and by the AI assistant on WhatsApp
The catalogue is your lab's price list. Staff pick tests from it on the intake board (prices fill in automatically), and the AI assistant uses it to answer patients on WhatsApp.
Go to Tests catalogue in the Lab sidebar.
Only owners and admins can add tests, change prices, or switch tests on and off. Other team members see the catalogue read-only.
Adding tests
Click Add tests to open Docistra's list of common tests, grouped by category (hematology, blood chemistry, and more).
Pick the tests you offer
Search by name or tap a category, then tap each test to select it. Select all picks a whole category. Tests already in your catalogue are marked as added.
Set prices (optional)
Each selected test gets a price box. You can leave it empty and set prices later.
Add them
Click Add selected. Tests already in your catalogue are skipped, so picking one twice is harmless.
A test that isn't in the list
Click Not listed? Add a custom test and fill in:
- Arabic name (required) - for example صورة دم كاملة
- English name
- Code - your internal code (optional)
- Price (EGP)
- Turnaround (hrs) - how long the result usually takes
- Sample type - for example venous blood, urine
Click Save.
Switching a test off
Use the switch on a test to deactivate it when you stop offering it. Inactive tests no longer appear when staff search the catalogue on the intake board, and the AI stops quoting them. Old cards that used the test keep their details.
A saved test can't be edited from this screen yet. To change one test's name or price, switch it off and add it again with the right details. To change many prices at once, use Adjust prices.
Adjusting prices in bulk
Prices went up? Adjust prices changes every active test that has a price, by a percentage, in one step.
Click Adjust prices
The Bulk price adjustment box opens.
Enter a percentage
10 raises prices by 10%. A negative number lowers them, for example -5. Allowed range: -90 to 500.
Apply and confirm
Click Apply. Docistra tells you how many tests will change and asks you to confirm.
Tests without a price and inactive tests are skipped. Prices change immediately.
How the catalogue is used
- At intake - in New walk-in or a card's Edit, type part of a test name to search the catalogue. Picking a test adds it with its price, and the total updates. Anything not in the catalogue can still be added as free text.
- On WhatsApp - when a patient asks about a test or its price, the AI assistant answers only from your active tests and prices, and can register the patient. Their card appears on the board with a Booked badge. The AI doesn't give preparation instructions (like fasting); it tells the patient the lab will confirm.
Keep prices current: a stale price here is a wrong quote to a patient.