Veterinary Clinical Pathology at the College of Veterinary Medicine

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Mast Cell Tumor Cytology

Tests not listed will usually be sent to an outside laboratory. Please call the Clinical Pathology laboratory for information on tests not listed.

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Clinical Chemistries: Single Tests

***Several chemistries can also be performed on urine upon request.
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Fee
Albumin	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Ammonia (in-clinic cases only)	heparin collect anaerobically	Full tube collected	most	same day	$88
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Pre Bile Acids	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$30.50
Post Bile Acids	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$30.50
Blood Urea nitrogen (BUN)	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Calcium	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Chloride	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$12.75
Cholesterol	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Creatine Kinase (CK)	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Creatinine	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT)	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Glucose	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Glucose Tolerance	serum/heparin plasma	200 μl	most	same day	$10.40
Magnesium	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Phosphorus	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Potassium	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$12.75
Rumen Chloride	Rumen	Free fluid	ruminants	same day	$15.25
Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH)	serum	200 μl	large animal	same day	$17.50
Sodium	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$12.75
Total Bilirubin	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$17.50
TC02	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Total Protein	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$15.25
Triglycerides	serum	200 μl	most	same day	$40
Colloid Osmotic Pressure	heparin plasma/ serum	2-3 ml	canine, equine, feline	same day	$27

Clinical Chemistries: Profiles

For send in chemistries, where possible the serum should be separated from the red cells
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Profile includes	Fee
Agriculture animal profile	serum	0.5 ml	bovine, caprine, ovine, camelids, other	same day	SDH,GGT, AST, ALP, CK, BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, TCO2, Anion Gap	$49.50
Equine profile	serum	0.5 ml	equine	same day	SDH,GGT, AST, ALP, CK, BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, TCO2, Anion Gap	$49.50
Small animal profile	serum	0.5 ml	canine, feline, other	same day	ALT, ALP, Cholesterol, BUN, Creatinine, Glucose, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, TCO2, Anion Gap	$49.50
Renal Mini profile	serum	200 μl	most species	same day	BUN, Creatinine, Phosphorus	$35
Large Animal Liver	serum	200 μl	equine, camelids, bovine, caprine, ovine, other		SDH, GGT	$25
Small Animal Liver	serum	200 μl	canine, feline	same day	ALT, ALP, Total Bilirubin	$35
Electrolytes	serum/heparin plasma	200 μl	most species	same day	Sodium, Potassium, Chloride	$30
Avian Profile	heparin plasma	200 μl	avian	same day	AST, Bile acids, CK, Uric acid, Glucose, Calcium, Phosphorus, T. protein, Albumin, Globulin, Potassium, Sodium (Vetscan™ ) Analyzer	$49.50

Coagulation

Due to the integrity of the sample /special tubes, the coagulation tests are usually for in-clinic patients only.
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Fee
Prothrombin Time (OSPT)	Sodium citrate 3.2% plasma tube	2.7 ml	most species	same day	$27
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)	Sodium citrate 3.2% plasma tube	2.7 ml	most species	same day	$27
Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs)	special tubes		most species	same day	$31.50

Hematology

For send in CBCs, an air-dried blood smear for differential should be included with the EDTA blood tube for accurate differential results
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Includes	Fee
Complete blood count (CBC)	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day	WBC count, RBC count, Platelet count, Hgb, Hct, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, MPV, manual differential, RBC morphology. (plasma protein is included if paired chemistry profile is not analyzed)	$22.50
Avian CBC	EDTA whole blood (NOTE: ratites (emus, ostrich) and crows should be drawn in Heparin)	200 μl	avian, reptiles	same day	WBC count, manual differential, spun Hct, plasma protein, platelet estimate, RBC morphology, blood parasite evaluation	$33.50
CBC with Fibrinogen	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	equine, bovine, ovine, caprine, camelids, other	same day	WBC count, RBC count, Platelet count, Hgb, Hct, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, MPV, manual differential, RBC morphology, plasma protein, fibrinogen. (Manual PCV and calculated indices are run for camelids)	$27.80
CBC without differential	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day	WBC count, RBC count, Platelet count, Hgb, Hct, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, MPV	$17.50
Blood smear pathologist review	Blood smear	NA	most species	same day	Slide review by pathologist to detect abnormal cells, parasites/protozoa	$22.50
Slide differential	Blood smear or EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day	Slide WBC differential, RBC and platelet morphology	$11.50
Fibrinogen	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	equine, bovine ovine, caprine, camelids, other	same day	fibrinogen, plasma protein	$5.30
Platelet count	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day	platelet count, MPV, slide review	$10.40
PCV/plasma protein (refractometer)	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day		$3.85
Reticulocyte count	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day	includes: absolute reticulocyte and percent reticulocyte. Camelids are run manually NOTE: reticulocyte counts should be done same day as the blood draw)	$21
WBC count	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day		$10.40
Avian differential only	blood smear or EDTA whole blood		avian, reptiles	same day		$18.75
Knotts test	EDTA whole blood	1 ml	canine, feline	same day		$24.50

Urinalysis/fecal Fecal samples for parasite evaluation should be submitted to WADDL

Several urine chemistries can also be performed upon request.
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Includes	Fee
Urinalysis	urine in sample cup, red top tube		most species	same day	sample collection type, color, transparency, specific gravity, sulfosalicylic acid protein precipitation, dipstick pH, hemoglobin, ketones, bilirubin, glucose. Microscopic exam for RBC, WBC, casts, epithelial cells, crystals, other.	$17.50
Urine protein/creatinine ratio	urine in sample cup, red top tube	0.5 ml	most species	same day	urine microprotein, urine creatinine, ratio	$27.50
Giardia Antigen	fresh feces in sample cup		most species	same day		$40
Occult Blood	fresh feces in sample cup		canine, feline	same day		$10.40

Cytology

Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Includes	Fee
Slide cytology	slides		most species	same day if received before 3:30pm		$41.50 per site type
Fluid cytology	EDTA	1-2ml preferred. For send-in samples, a direct air dried smear of the fluid should be sent with the fluid when possible	most species	same day if received before 3:30pm	Fluid cytology usually includes WBC count, Hct, refractometer protein specific gravity, description of fluid, mucin clot (joint fluids). Cytologic evaluation of TTW and BAL fluid only includes microscopic evaluation.	$49.50 per site type
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology	AO or LS CSF in EDTA. Red top tube if titers and cultures needed		most species	same day if received before 3:30pm	CSF fluid cytology includes: description of fluid, WBC count, RBC count, CSF chemistries of glucose, microprotein, creatine kinase, and cytologic examination	$58.00 per CSF site
Bone Marrow	bone marrow slides, bone marrow in EDTA, Current CBC		most species	same day if received before 3:30pm		$58
Buffy coat	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	most species	same day if received before 3:30pm		$49.50
Alkaline Phosphatase stain	cytology slides, non-fixed, unstained		canine	same day		$5.00

Immunohematology

Blood transfusion products are for in-clinic patients only
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Fee
Canine DEA 1.1 typing	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	canine	same day	$20
Feline blood typing	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	feline	same day	$20
Canine Coombs	EDTA whole blood	0.5 ml	canine	same day	$41.50
Small animal crossmatch	EDTA whole blood	2 ml from patient, Blood bag snippets or 2 ml EDTA from donor	canine, feline	same day	$24.50 per donor
Equine crossmatch	EDTA whole blood / red top tube	2 ml from patient and donors	equine	same day	$26.50 per donor

Endocrine/Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Fee
Cortisol pre/post	serum	1ml	canine, feline, equine	same day if received before 3pm	$38 per sample
T4 total	serum	1ml	canine, feline other species will be sent out	same day if received before 3pm	$38
Progesterone	serum	1ml	canine	same day if received before 3pm	$64
Phenobarbital	serum	1ml	most species	same day if received before 3pm	$55
LH test (Theriogenology only)	serum	1ml	canine	Theriogenology supplies the kit for in-clinic patients	$20

Blood Gases

* Due to sample integrity, blood gases, lactate, ionized magnesium, ionized calcium are done on in-clinic patients only
Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Includes	Fee
Blood gas *	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day	pH, pCO2, pO2, O2 saturation, HCO3, base excess, TCO2	$30.50
Blood gas/lytes *	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day	blood gas, sodium, potassium, chloride	$49.50
Blood gas plus *	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day	pH, pCO2, pO2, O2 saturation, HCO3, base excess, TCO2, Ionized magnesium, lactate, Ionized calcium	$55
Lytes	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day	Sodium, potassium, chloride	$33.50
Blood gas/lytes plus *	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day	pH, pCO2, pO2, O2 saturation, HCO3, base excess, TCO2, Sodium, potassium, chloride, Ionized magnesium, lactate, Ionized calcium	$70
Ionized magnesium*	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day		$15.25
Ionized calcium*	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day		$15.25
Lactate*	special heparinized syringe	0.5 ml minimum	most species	same day		$15.25

Miscellaneous Tests

Test	Specimen	Min Volume	Species	Turnaround	Includes	Fee
Ethylene Glycol	EDTA plasma	200 μl	most species	same day		$41.50
Occult Heartworm antigen	plasma, serum	200 μl	canine, feline	same day		$36
Snap 4DX plus	plasma, serum, whole blood	200 μl	mostly canine	same day	includes: E. canis, A. phagocytophilum, B. burgdorferi, E. ewingii, A. platys and heartworm	$36.50
Snap cPL canine pancreatic lipase	serum	200 μl	canine			$35
Snap fPL feline pancreatic lipase	serum	200 μl	feline			$35

Miscellaneous Fees

Fee	Details	Fee
Stat charge		$32
After hours fee	After hours fees will apply starting at 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Holidays, weekends (excluding in-clinic patient testing from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturdays)	$32
Federal Express shipping fee	Most send-out tests will also have a FedEx charge applied	$33.50
Sample processing fee	Some send-out tests will have a sample processing fee instead of a FedEx fee	$18.75

Last Edited: Apr 24, 2013 4:34 PM

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