In addition to testing, TVMDL offers clients various additional services.
Click each fee category to view the fees and services.
Additional Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation/Interpretation Fee | Interpretation of water samples from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory. | $6.00 |
| Decalcification | Decalcify a bone for histopathology. | $14.00 |
| Endpoint Titer | Determine an endpoint titer on a sample previously tested. | $14.00 |
| Field Trip – 0-99 miles round trip | TVMDL professional visit to a farm/ranch/pasture for diagnostic investigation. Field trip is less than 100 miles round trip. | $65.00 |
| Field Trip – 100+ miles round trip | TVMDL professional visit to a farm/ranch/pasture for diagnostic investigation. Field trip is equal to / greater than 100 miles round trip. | $130.00 |
| Inoculation Fee | Inoculate feline trich pouches. | $8.00 |
| NPIP Audit and Training | NPIP audit and/or training for NPIP sample collection. | $240.00 |
| Pooling Fee – Parasitology | Sample pooling. Fee is applied for each parasitology sample pooled. | $0.65 |
| Pooling Fee – Ear Notch and Trich | Sample pooling. Fee is applied for each ear notch or trich sample pooled. | $1.20 |
| Pooling Fee – MAP/Johne’s | Sample pooling. Fee is applied for each MAP/Johne’s sample pooled. | $2.60 |
| Serum Collection | Spin down a sample (no testing). | $1.30 |
| Special Dilution | Perform a serology test at a special dilution. | $14.00 |
| Special Extraction | Perform an additional/specialized extraction to conduct non-routine drug identification. | $40.00 |
| Decontamination Fee | Decontamination service required for coolers or other packages returned at the client’s request; or for decontamination needed when a client leaves a leaking box in after hours sample dropoff. | $12.00 |
| Specimen Processing | Process accessions with a large number of disorganized specimens. Fee is per accession. | $5.00 |
| Data Processing | Create multiple spreadsheets for a single accession. Fee is per accession. | $3.00 |
| Test Result Export | Export test results into a spreadsheet. This does not include analysis. Fee is per request. | $15.00 |
Disposal Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Disposal – Companion Animal 20 lbs and Under | Accept companion animal 20 lbs and under for disposal only (no necropsy). | $90.00 |
| Disposal – Companion Animal 21 lbs and Up | Accept companion animal 21 lbs and over for disposal only (no necropsy). | $120.00 |
| Disposal – TSE Carcass | Disposal of entire body received for TSE testing. | $58.00 |
| Disposal – TSE Head | Disposal of a head received for TSE testing. | $25.00 |
| Disposal – Equine < 200 lbs | Accept equine under 200 lbs for disposal only (no necropsy). | $120.00 |
| Disposal – Equine 1000 – 2000 lbs | Accept equine greater than 1000 lbs for disposal only (no necropsy). | $350.00 |
| Disposal – Equine 200 – 1000 lbs | Accept equine between 200 – 1000 lbs for disposal only (no necropsy). | $230.00 |
| Disposal – Food Animal < 200 lbs | Accept food animals under 200 lbs for disposal only (no necropsy). | $60.00 |
| Disposal – Food Animal > 1000 lbs | Accept food animals greater than 1000 lbs for disposal only (no necropsy). | $200.00 |
| Disposal – Food Animal 200 – 1000 lbs | Accept food animals 200-1000 lbs for disposal only (no necropsy). | $140.00 |
| Disposal – Horseshoe Removal | Remove horseshoes prior to chemical digestion. Fee is per animal. | $25.00 |
| Disposal – Research | Accept poundage for disposal from academic research entities. Price listed is per pound. | $0.50 |
Necropsy Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Removal – Large Animal | Remove a brain for testing (no necropsy). | $60.00 |
| Tissue Collection | Collect samples for testing (no necropsy). | $25.00 |
| Tissue Processing – Necropsy | Process gut buckets in necropsy. | $19.00 |
| Spinal Cord Removal – Large Animal | Remove spinal cord from a large animal during necropsy. | $200.00 |
| Spinal Cord Removal – Small Animal | Remove spinal cord from a small animal during necropsy. | $60.00 |
| Brain Removal – Small Animal | Remove a brain for testing (no necropsy). | $30.00 |
| Head Removal | Remove a head for rabies testing (no necropsy). | $30.00 |
Processing Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Accession Fee – TVMDL | Receive samples, enter test requests and client data. | $8.50 |
| Emergency After Hours Receipt | Intake a foreign animal disease suspect or unusual morbidity / mortality in a large animal after regular business hours. | $135.00 |
| Case Report – Edits | Edits to cases at the request of the client. Examples may include splitting a case previously accessioned as one, correcting an animal ID, adding a collection date. Charge is per case. | $13.00 |
| Case Report – Edits to Regulatory Reports | Edits to closed case reports for regulatory cases. Charge is per case. | $18.00 |
| Case Report – Resend from Archives | Copies of case reports from USALIMS. Charge is per case report. | $17.00 |
| Additional/Duplicate Slides – Histopathology | Duplicate slides requested by the client. | $15.00 |
| IHC Stain | Add an IHC stain to a case. | $40.00 |
| Histo Block Only | Create a block from fixed tissue. | $12.00 |
| Insufficient History or Paperwork | Collect history or regulatory paperwork required to complete testing. | $3.50 |
| Slide Preparation & Recuts | Process duplicate slides or recuts from blocks. | $15.00 |
| Tissue Prep – Histopathology | Create FA slides, stain slides for other sections, prep tissue for PCR testing, place fresh tissue in formalin, etc. | $16.00 |
| Tissue Processing – Histopathology | Remove and transfer tissue from inappropriately packaged samples (i.e. glass jars). | $12.00 |
| Tissues > 10 Cassettes | Process tissues into more than 10 cassettes. | $14.00 |
| Whole Bodies | Process whole bodies submitted in formalin for histopathology. Charge is per case. | $30.00 |
| Whole Limbs & Mandibles | Process whole limbs or mandibles received for histopathology. | $30.00 |
| Tissue/Feed Prep – Analytical Chemistry | Prepare tissue or feed for testing. | $13.00 |
| Insurance Case Preparation | Perform and document a test or procedure that will result in an insurance case. | $230.00 |
| Legal Case Preparation | Perform and document a test or procedure that will result in a legal case. | $450.00 |
| Additional Slides – Clinical Pathology | Process >10 slides from a single lesion submitted for cytology. Fee is per cytology test, not per slide. | $3.50 |
| Full Lesion Description | Provide a full histopathological description. Fee is per case. | $45.00 |
| Needle Removal | Remove and dispose of needles and to extract clotted samples from syringes. Fee is per sample. | $6.00 |
| Case Report – Edits to Referral Reports | Edit closed case reports for referral tests at the request of the client. Charge is per referral lab. | $12.00 |
| Case Report – Resend | Resend reports from Core One for Labs at the request of the client. Charge is per report. | $5.00 |
| Hematology Review | Review of blood smears by a pathologist at the request of the client. | $5.00 |
Referral Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery/Handling – Radiographs | Transport a body to TAMU CVM for radiographs at the request of the client. | $13.00 |
| Delivery/Handling – Referral Testing Local | Package and deliver a sample to a local referral lab at the request of the client. | $14.00 |
| Referral Test Processing | Prepare samples and paperwork to be sent to a referral lab. Fee also covers time required to load referral results into LIMS, release preliminary and/or final reports, invoice clients, and match referral lab invoices with TVMDL accessions. Fee is per test. | $6.00 |
| Shipping/Handling – Referral Testing | Package and ship (via Priority) a sample at the request of a client. May be used for referral shipments or items sent to TVMDL in error. | $32.00 |
Shipping Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Handling – Biohazard Package | Retrieve packages held by the carrier due to improper packaging. | $30.00 |
| Handling – Biohazard After Hours | Bodies left in the after hours cooler with improper packaging or too large for the cooler. | $25.00 |
| Shipping/Handling – Express Paperwork | Ship paperwork to a client via express service. Fee is per package, not per accession. | $22.00 |
| Shipping/Handling – Ground Package | Package and ship to a client via Ground service, delivery usually in 3-5 business days. Fee is per package, not per order. | $25.00 |
| Shipping/Handling – Ground Paperwork | Fee to ship paperwork to a client via ground service. Fee is per package, not per accession. | $8.50 |
| Shipping/Handling – Non Standard Package | Ship non-standard packages such as coolers or items on dry ice. Charge is actual cost of shipping + $6 processing fee. | Varies |
| Shipping/Handling – Priority Package | Package and ship to a client via Priority service. Fee is per package, not per order. | $50.00 |
| Supplies via Local Pickup | Package supplies to be picked up by the client at TVMDL. Fee is per order. | $6.00 |
Stat Fees
| Fee Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| STAT Fee – Clinical Pathology | Perform a rush test in Clinical Pathology. STAT fees are charged per test and are in addition to the test fee. Not all tests are available STAT. | $22.00 |
| STAT Fee | Perform a rush test. STAT fees are charged per test and are in addition to the test fee. Not all tests are available STAT. | $55.00 |