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Clinical Chemistry

Effective January 1, 2009 

Note: A $10 accession fee and a $10 hazardous waste disposal fee will be applied to all submissions. All fees are in US $.

 

Click the name of the test or procedure for detailed information.
 
Serum Profiles
Therapeutic Drug Assays
Serum Individual Tests
Urine
Feces
Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Serum Profiles

 

Basic Profile, Large Animal (Ca, Cl, CK, Creat, GGT, Glu, Na, K, bicarb, TP)
Fee:  35.00

Specimen:

1.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Basic Profile, Small Animal (Alb, ALP, ALT, Tbili, BUN, Creat, Glu, Na, K, TP)
Fee:  42.00

Specimen:

1.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Chemistry Profile, Avian (Alb, ALP, AST, Ca, CK, Glu, TP)
Fee:  33.00

Specimen:

0.75 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Chemistry Profile, Large Animal (Anion gap, Alb, ALP, AST, TBili, BUN, Ca, Cl, Creat., CK, GGT, Glu, Mg, Na, Osm, PO4, K, SDH, bicarb, TP)
Fee:  76.00

Specimen:

2 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Chemistry Profile, Small Animal (Anion gap, Alb, ALP, ALT, AST, Amyl, TBili , BUN, Ca, Cl , Chol, Creat, GGT, Glu, Mg, Na, Osm, PO4, K, bicarb, TP)
Fee:  76.00

Specimen:

2 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Electrolyte Profile (Anion gap, Ca, Cl, Mg, Na, PO4, K, bicarb, TP)
Fee:
35.00 (serum)
32.00 (milk)

Specimen:

1) 1 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml milk

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Glucose Tolerance
Fee:  38.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum or plasma

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Label each tube with time sample was drawn. This price is for up to 6 glucose samples.

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Hepatic Profile, Large Animal (Alb, ALP, AST, TBili, CK, GGT, SDH, TP)
Fee:  46.00

Specimen:

1.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Hepatic Profile, Small Animal (Alb, ALP, ALT, Amyl, AST, TBili, Chol, GGT, TP)
Fee:  42.00

Specimen:

1.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Pre-surgical Screen, Large Animal (Alb, Creat, K, Na, SDH)
Fee:  33.00

Specimen:

1 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Pre-surgical Screen, Small Animal  (Alb, ALT, Creat, Glu, Na, K)
Fee:  37.00

Specimen:

1 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Renal Profile (Anion gap, Alb, BUN, Ca, Cl, Chol, CK, Creat, Glu, Mg, Na, K, Osm, PO4, bicarb, TP)
Fee:  53.00

Specimen:

2 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Select Profile, Large Animal (AST, Ca, Cl, CK, Creat, GGT)
Fee:  31.00

Specimen:

1 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Urine Profile (Cl, Creat, Na, K) 
Fee:  31.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Therapeutic Drug Assays

 

Phenobarbital - Phenobarb
Fee:  28.00

Specimen:

1 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Blood should be drawn just prior to next dosing.  Avoid lipemia.

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Serum Individual Tests

 

Alanine Aminotransferase - ALT
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Albumin - Alb
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Alkaline Phosphatase - ALP
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Amylase - Amyl
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Aspartate Aminotransferase - AST
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

 

Coolant:

 

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Beta-hydroxybutyrate
Fee:  25.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Bicarbonate
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Bile Acids (Fasting and Post Prandial)
Fee:  31.00

Specimen:

1.5-2 ml serum, each sample

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Label samples as fasting or post prandial.

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Bilirubin, Total - TBili
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Protect from light.

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Blood Urea Nitrogen - BUN
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Calcium - Ca

Fee:
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Chloride - Cl
Fee:
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Cholesterol - Chol
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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CreatineKinase - CK
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
25.00 (CSF)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml CSF

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Creatinine - Creat
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Gamma Glutamyl Transferase - GGT
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Glucose - Glu
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml CSF

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Serum must be separated within 30 minutes of collection.

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Magnesium - Mg
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Phosphorus - PO4
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Potassium - K
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Sodium - Na
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Sorbitol Dehydrogenase - SDH
Fee:  28.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Total Protein - TP
Fee:  
16.00 (serum)
27.00 (urine)
31.00 (CSF)  

Specimen:

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine
3) 0.5 ml CSF

Shipping Container:

1,2) plastic tube
3) red top tube

Coolant:

1,2,3) frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Triglycerides - TG
Fee:  ref. lab fee

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Uric Acid
Fee:  ref. lab fee

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Urine

 

Calcium
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml serum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Chloride
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Complete Urinalysis
Fee:  48.00

Specimen:

5 ml urine, refrigerated

Shipping Container:

leakproof container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Samples valid for 24 hrs.

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Creatinine
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Dipstick Only
Fee:  16.00

Specimen:

1.0 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Gamma Glutamyl Transferase - GGT
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Magnesium
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Myoglobine
Fee:  14.00

Specimen:

7.0 ml urine

Shipping Container:

leakproof container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Keep sample refrigerated until sending

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Phosphorus
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Potassium
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Sodium
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Specific Gravity
Fee:  8.00

Specimen:

1.0 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Protein/Creatinine - Creat Ratio
Fee:  35.00

Specimen:

1.5 ml urine, refrigerated

Shipping Container:

leakproof container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments: Centrifuge urine and submit supernatant.  Samples valid for 24 hrs.

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Sediment Only (Bacteria and Crystal Check)
Fee:  37.00

Specimen:

5 ml urine, refrigerated

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day

Comments:

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Total Protein
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day 

Comments:

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Urea Nitrogen
Fee:  27.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day 

Comments:

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Urine Profile (Cl, Creat, Na, K)
Fee:  31.00

Specimen:

0.5 ml urine

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day 

Comments:

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Feces

 

Fecal Occult Blood - FOB
Fee:  ref. lab fee

Specimen:

fresh feces

Shipping Container:

leakproof container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day 

Comments: Sent to reference lab.

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Miscellaneous

 

Chloride Rumen, IgG
Fee:  20.00

Specimen:

1.0 ml colostrum

Shipping Container:

plastic tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1 day 

Comments:

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