ARM 32.2.403. DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY FEES

(1) Services available through the Montana Department of Livestock Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MVDL) are listed in the chart in (3), entitled MVDL Services and Fees. (a) Mailing costs: (i) all submissions must have shipping cost or postage prepaid; (ii) "collect on delivery" shipments are not accepted; (iii) any mailing costs incurred by the laboratory will be billed to the submitter. (b) Delinquent accounts: (i) A 1.5 percent monthly interest rate will be charged on accounts over 30 days. (ii) Laboratory results on any account 90 days delinquent will be withheld until the entire payment is received. (c) A 50 percent surcharge will be assessed when expedited processing is requested on a case. (2) An accession is defined as an MVDL case number assigned to specimens from animals that are submitted by a veterinarian, owner, or other agent to the laboratory for diagnostic or surveillance testing. (a) A fee of $5.00 will be assessed for each accession except those that are exempted. Exempted accessions are Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) tests. (3) MVDL services and fees: (a) Clinical Microbiology/Bacteriology Test Fee Aerobic culture $30.90 Aerobic culture - additional isolate $15.45 Anaerobic culture $36.00 Anaerobic culture - additional isolate $22.65 Antibiotic susceptibility testing - additional drugs (per isolate, per drug) $15.90 Antimicrobial susceptibility testing MIC $25.75 Bovine Tritrichomonas foetus culture $7.40 Brucella culture $21.20 Campylobacter culture $17.00 Canine diarrhea diagnostic panel $113.00 Dermatophyte culture $31.80 Direct microscopy/gram stain/acid fast stain $10.60 Fecal occult blood $11.65 Feline diarrhea diagnostic panel $144.00 Feline Tritrichomonas foetus culture $9.30 Fungal culture $31.80 Giardia SNAP $19.10 Listeria culture $25.45 Mycoplasma culture $21.20 Salmonella culture $21.20 Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella pullorum, or Salmonella gallinarum confirmatory culture $29.70 (b) Clinical Microbiology/Parasitology Test Fee Cryptosporidium exam $10.60 Dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm) ELISA $12.70 Dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm) microfilaria filtration $12.70 Fecal flotation $18.00 Fecal flotation (quantitative) $23.00 Giardia ELISA $36.00 Liver fluke sedimentation $31.80 Parasite or arthropod identification $29.70 Trichinella pepsin degradation $89.00 (c) Clinical Pathology Test Fee Biochemistry panels: Canine endocrine panel $29.70 Electrolyte panel $13.80 Expanded electrolyte panel $19.10 Feline geriatric panel $19.10 Large animal panel $31.80 Small animal hepatic panel $25.45 Small animal panel $31.80 Small animal renal panel $25.45 Clinical profiles: Equine fitness profile $42.45 Feline profile $84.90 Large animal clinic profile $48.80 Large animal health screen $63.65 Small animal clinical profile $45.60 Small animal health screen $61.50 Small animal pre-anesthetic profile $31.80 Endocrinology: ACTH stimulation $37.10 Canine thyroid panel $37.10 Canine total T4 $12.75 Canine TSH $12.75 Cortisol - canine, feline, equine $19.00 Cortisol - pre & post $37.10 Dexamethasone suppression - pre & post $53.00 Feline thyroid panel $31.80 Free T4 - canine & feline $12.75 Total T3 $12.75 Total T4 $12.75 Hematology: Feline anemia panel $50.90 Fibrinogen $8.25 Hemotropic parasite screen $6.40 Large animal CBC - with differential $22.65 Large animal CBC - without differential $15.45 Reticulocyte count $10.30 Small animal CBC - with differential $22.65 Small animal CBC - without differential $15.45 Miscellaneous clinical pathology tests: Blood cross match $19.10 Buffy coat exam $33.95 Canine direct Coombs $33.95 IgG RID - bovine & equine $19.10 Individual coagulation test - PT & APTT only $25.45 Ocular nitrate $17.00 Phenobarbital $29.70 PLI - canine, feline $29.70 Individual biochemical tests (each) $3.00 Other serum chemistry: Bile acids - canine, feline, equine $31.80 Bile acids - pre & post $44.55 Urinalysis $18.50 (d) Cytology Test Fee CSF analysis - SG, microprotein, cytospin, cytology $65.00 Fluid analysis - total cell count, TP, SG, cytology $60.00 FNA - imprint, smear, stained, or unstained $55.00 (e) Histopathology/Immunohistochemistry Test Fee Biopsy per site (includes special stains, as needed) $65.00 Decalcification/keratin treatment $12.00 Duplicate/research/other slide processing (H&E) $9.00 per slide Immunohistochemistry (IHC) $38.00 Margin inking/evaluation $10.50 Necropsy mail-in (includes special stains, as needed) $65.00 Special stains - additional request $10.50 (f) Milk Testing Test Fee Added water $5.35 Alkaline phosphatase $8.50 Antibiotic residue $26.60 Brucella ring $8.50 Coliform plate count $25.80 Component electronic $10.30 Component manual Gerber butterfat $5.40 Component manual Majonnier butterfat $16.00 Somatic cell count $10.30 Standard/aerobic plate count $25.80 Yeast & mold $8.50 (g) Molecular Diagnostics (PCR) Test Fee Avian influenza (AI) $42.45 Bovine coronavirus/rotavirus multiplex PCR $47.75 Bovine respiratory disease viral PCR panel $53.00 Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV): Individual samples (ear notch samples) $42.45 MVDL pooled (ear notch samples) $69.00 Classical Swine Fever, African Swine Fever, Foot & Mouth Disease, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, Swine Influenza Virus, or Avian Paramyxovirus PCR $42.45 each Clostridium perfringens typing PCR $42.45 Coxiella and Chlamydophila PCR $38.20 Equine herpes virus 1 PCR $42.45 Equine herpes virus 4 PCR $42.45 Equine herpes virus 1 & 4 PCR $47.75 Escherichia coli - K99 $42.45 Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (Johne's): Individual sample $38.20 MVDL pooled (up to 5 feces samples) $44.55 Mycoplasma bovis PCR $38.20 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) PCR $42.45 Salmonella enteritidis PCR $38.20 Tritrichomonas foetus: Individual sample $31.80 MVDL pooled (up to 5 samples) $58.35 (h) Pathology Test Fee Abortion workup, livestock $90.00 After hours carcass receiving $50.00 Animal remains return/transfer $25.00 Carcass disposal - incineration (livestock)(per lb) (min: $10, max: $400) $0.50 Carcass disposal - incineration (other species)(per lb) (min: $10, max: $400) $1.00 Necropsy - livestock $125.00 Necropsy - other species $155.00 Neonatal diarrhea workup - livestock $150.00 Pathologist time (after hours/insurance/legal cases) $200.00/hour Spinal cord removal (in addition to necropsy fee): Large animal $125.00 Small animal $75.00 (i) Rabies Test Fee Livestock (with histopathology) $67.00 Small animal $36.00 (j) Serology Test Fee Anaplasmosis cELISA $10.60 Avian influenza (AI) AGID $8.50 Bluetongue cELISA $10.60 Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) AGID $10.60 Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) ELISA $8.50 Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) SN $10.60 Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) type I, II - SN $19.10 Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) ELISA $6.40 Brucella abortus/suis: Card, BAPA, or RAP $2.50 FPA $3.50 Rivanol, SPT, CF, STT $3.50 Brucella ovis/canis ELISA $9.50 Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE)/ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) cELISA $9.50 Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) AGID $13.80 Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) ELISA $13.40 Equine infectious anemia (EIA) AGID individual sample $10.60 Equine infectious anemia (EIA) cELISA individual sample $14.80 EIA Global Vet Link surcharge (per animal) $2.00 Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) SN $9.50 Leptospirosis MAT: (routine) L. canicola, L. grippo, L. hardjo, L. ictero, L. pomona $15.90 (routine) + L. autumnalis & L. bratislava $22.10 Per serovar $3.00 Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (Johne’s) ELISA $9.50 Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PI3) HAI $7.40 Pseudorabies gB ELISA $8.00 Salmonella pullorum/gallinarum MAT $6.90 Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV): CF $58.35 NJ & Ind SN $19.00 West Nile virus IgM ELISA $27.50 (k) Serology - Small Animal Test Fee Brucella canis - RSAT screen, 2ME-TAT confirmation $27.50 Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)/feline enteric coronavirus (FCoV) ELISA $37.00 Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) SNAP $25.50 Feline leukemia/feline immunodeficiency virus/heartworm SNAP $34.00 (l) Virology Test Fee Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) SNAP $7.40 Brucella canis IFA $25.75 Canine distemper virus ELISA $12.35 Canine parvovirus SNAP $31.80 Canine tick-borne disease antibody screen (4 tests) $82.40 Anaplasma phagocytophilum (canine anaplasmosis) IFA $27.80 Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) IFA $27.80 Ehrlichia canis (canine ehrlichoisis) IFA $27.80 Rickettsia rickettsii (rocky mountain spotted fever) IFA $27.80 Chronic wasting disease ELISA $17.00 Chronic wasting disease IHC $36.00 Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) ELISA $13.80 Equine abortion serology panel $46.35 Equine rhinopneumonitis (equine herpesvirus) SN $16.50 Equine tick-borne disease antibody screen (2 tests) $51.50 Anaplasma phagocytophilum (equine erhlichosis) IFA $27.80 Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) IFA $27.80 Equine viral arteritis (EVA) SN $17.00 Fluorescent antibody (FA) testing - per agent: Bovine coronavirus (BCV) $11.65 Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) SN $11.65 Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) $11.65 Canine distemper (CDV) $11.65 Canine parvovirus (CPV) $11.65 Equine herpesvirus (EHV) $11.65 Feline panleukopenia (FPLV) $11.65 Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)/feline enteric coronavirus (FCoV) $11.65 Feline herpes virus (FHV) $11.65 Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) $11.65 Leptospira interrogans $11.65 Miscellaneous $11.65 Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PI3) $11.65 Porcine parvovirus (PPV) $11.65 Neospora caninum cELISA $8.00 Ovine abortion serology panel $51.50 Parainfluenza virus type 3 (PI3) SN $7.40 Pregnancy test $4.75 Pregnancy ELISA $6.00 Ruminant abortion serology panel $51.50 Small animal pregnancy test $26.52 Toxoplasmosis IgG ELISA $14.95 Virus isolation (livestock only) $36.00 (m) Miscellaneous Tests/Fees Test Fee After hours reporting fee $20.00 Blood tube mailers (small) (5 tubes) $2.50 Blood tube mailers (medium) (4 tubes + slides) $5.00 Blood tube mailers (large) (8 tubes + slides) $7.50 Blood tube mailers (40 tubes) $2.00 Blood tube mailers (100 tubes) $3.00 Campylobacter tube $2.00 Cleaning/decontamination $2.00 Client requested corrected report fee $10.00 Duplicate test result reporting (hard copy) $5.00 Formalin jar (small) $2.50 Formalin jar (large) $3.50 Incoming ground shipping (web submissions) $10.00 Incoming overnight shipping (web submissions) $18.00 Organization fee $75.00/hour Pads of forms $5.00 Rabies shippers $22.00 Shipping and handling (referrals) $20.00 Specimen collection/transport kids (abortion, diarrhea, necropsy, biopsy) $5.00 Supply order handling fee $2.00 Tritrichomonas transfer pouches $7.50