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Clinical Chemistry


 

Effective July 1, 2008

TEST 

FEE
(US $)

SPECIMEN 

SHIPPING CONTAINER 

COOLANT 

DAYS
TESTED 

TURN-
AROUND 

COMMENTS 

SERUM PROFILES








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

35.00

1.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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

42.00

1.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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

33.00

0.75 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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) 

76.00

2 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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) 

76.00

2 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Electrolyte Profile (Anion gap, Ca, Cl, Mg, Na, PO4, K, bicarb, TP) 

1) 35.00
2) 32.00

1) 1 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml milk

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Glucose Tolerance
38.00
0.5 ml serum or plasma plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day Label each tube with time sample was drawn. This price is for up to 6 glucose samples.

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

46.00

1.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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

42.00

1.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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

33.00

1 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

 

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

37.00

1 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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

53.00

2 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


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

31.00

1 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Urine Profile (Cl, Creat, Na, K) 

31.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


THERAPEUTIC DRUG ASSAYS 








Phenobarbital-Phenobarb 

28.00

1 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

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

SERUM INDIVIDUAL TESTS

 







Alanine Aminotransferase-ALT 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Albumin-Alb 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

 

Alkaline Phosphatase-ALP

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

 

Amylase-Amyl 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Aspartate Aminotransferase-AST 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Bicarbonate
16.00
0.5 ml serum plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  

Bile Acids (Fasting and Post prandial ) 

31.00

1.5-2 ml serum, each sample

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

Label samples as fasting or post prandial.

Bilirubin, Total-TBili 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

Protect from light.

Blood Urea Nitrogen-BUN 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

 

Calcium-Ca 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Chloride-Cl 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

1,2) plastic tube

1,2) frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Cholesterol-Chol 

16.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

 

CreatineKinase-CK 

1) 16.00
2) 25.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml CSF

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Creatinine-Creat 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Gamma Glutamyl Transferase-GGT 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Glucose-Glu 

1) 16.00
2) 25.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml CSF

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

Serum must be separated within 30 minutes of collection.

Magnesium-Mg 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Phosphorus-PO4 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

 M-F

1 day


Potassium-K 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Sodium-Na 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00

1) 0.5 ml serum
2) 0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Sorbitol Dehydrogenase-SDH 

28.00

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Total Protein-TP 

1) 16.00
2) 27.00
3) 31.00

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

1,2) plastic tube
3) red top tube

1,2,3) frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Triglycerides-TG 

Ref lab fee

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

3 days


Uric Acid 

Ref lab fee

0.5 ml serum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

3 days


URINE








Calcium
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  
Chloride
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  

Complete Urinalysis 

48.00

5 ml urine, refrigerated

leakproof container

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

Samples valid for 24 hrs. 

Creatinine
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  
Dipstick Only
16.00
1.0 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  

Gamma Glutamyl Transferase-GGT 

27.00

0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


Magnesium
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  
Myoglobine
14.00
7.0 ml urine leakproof container frozen gel packs M-F 1 day Keep sample refrigerated until sending.
Phosphorus
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  
Potassium
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  
Sodium
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  

Specific Gravity

8.00
1.0 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day


Protein/Creatinine-Creat Ratio 

35.00

1.5 ml urine, refrigerated

leakproof container

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

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

Sediment only (bacteria and crystal check) 

37.00

5 ml urine, refrigerated

leakproof container

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day

Samples valid for 24 hrs.

Total Protein
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  
Urea Nitrogen
27.00
0.5 ml urine plastic tube frozen gel packs M-F 1 day  

Urine Profile (Cl, Creat, Na, K) 

31.00

0.5 ml urine

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


FECES








Fecal Occult Blood-FOB 

14.00

fresh feces

leakproof container

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day


MISCELLANEOUS              

Chloride Rumen, IgG


20.00


1.0 ml colostrum

plastic tube

frozen gel packs

M-F

1 day




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