ARM 32.2.403. DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY FEES

(1) Test services available through the Montana Department of Livestock Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MVDL) are listed in the chart in (4), entitled MVDL Services and Fees. (a) A 50 percent surcharge will be assessed for tests conducted on nonresident animals. (b) 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. (c) 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. (2) A minimum laboratory fee of $8.00 will be charged on all accessions. (3) Accession is defined as the 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 $4.00 will be assessed for each accession except those that are exempted. Exempted accessions are Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) tests. (4) MVDL services and fees: (a) Clinical Microbiology/Bacteriology: Test Fee aerobic culture $17.60 aerobic - additional isolate $8.80 each anaerobic culture $20.90 each anaerobic - each additional isolate $8.80 each antibiotic sensitivity - per isolate $11.55 brucella culture $17.60 campylobacter culture $14.30 clostridium perfringens genotyping referral lab fee + shipping/handling dermatophyte culture & PAS $28.87 direct microscopy $9.35 environmental culture $20.90 each fecal occult blood $9.35 fungal culture $25.57 listeria culture $18.70 milk culture $17.60 mycoplasma culture $17.60 non-dermatophyte fungal culture $25.57 salmonella culture $17.32 salmonella enteritidis/if negative $23.10 salmonella enteritidis/additional testing $26.95 special requests contact lab tritrichomonas foetus culture: 1-100 $6.50 each 101-500 $6.00 each 501 or more $5.50 each (b) Clinical Microbiology/Parasitology Test Fee cryptosporidia exam $9.35 dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm) ELISA $10.45 dirofilaria immitis microfilaria filtration $9.50 fecal flotation $11.55 giardia ELISA $32.45 parasite or arthropod identification $31.35 special parasite identification procedures contact lab liver fluke sedimentation $28.50 trichinella – pepsin degradation: 1-4 samples $80.00 each 5-10 samples $65.00 each (c) Clinical Pathology Test Fee Clinical profiles: small animal health screen $46.25 large animal health screen $46.25 small animal clinical profile $35.00 large animal clinical profile $35.00 small animal pre-anesthetic profile $25.25 feline profile $69.50 equine fitness profile $34.00 Endocrinology: canine thyroid panel $29.50 thyroid panel - feline $25.25 canine total T4 $10.50 total T4 $10.50 canine TSH $10.50 free T4 – canine & feline $10.50 total T3 $10.50 cortisol: canine, feline, equine $16.00 each ACTH stimulation $31.50 cortisol: pre & post $31.50 dexamethasone suppression: pre & post $47.25 Biochemistry panels: small animal panel $26.25 large animal panel $26.25 small animal hepatic panel $21.00 small animal renal panel $21.00 canine endocrine panel $24.25 feline geriatric panel $15.00 electrolyte panel $10.50 expanded electrolyte panel $15.75 Other serum chemistry: PLI: canine, feline $23.75 bile acids: canine, feline, equine $25.25 bile acids: pre & post $35.75 phenobarbital $25.25 individual biochemical test contact lab Hematology: CBC/differential $15.75 large animal CBC/differential $15.75 small animal CBC/without differential $7.00 large animal CBC/without differential $7.00 reticulocyte count $7.00 feline anemia panel $38.00 fibrinogen $4.25 hemotropic parasite screen $4.25 urinalysis $12.75 urinalysis with culture & sensitivity $35.75 Miscellaneous clinical pathology tests: blood cross match $15.75 buffy coat exam $31.50 canine direct coombs $31.50 individual coagulation test – PT & APTT only $21.00 lgG RID – bovine & equine $15.75 ocular nitrate $14.75 (d) Cytology Test Fee bone marrow cytology $46.20 CSF analysis: SG, microprotein, cytospin, cytology $27.77 plus microprotein referral fee cytology with culture $39.32 + culture fluid analysis: total cell count, TP, SG, cytology $41.80 FNA: imprint, smear, stained, or unstained $39.32 + culture (e) Histology/Immunohistochemistry biopsy standard, per biopsy (1-3 slides) $39.32 per biopsy or necropsy (4-6 slides) $46.20 per biopsy or necropsy (7-10 slides) $53.35 per biopsy or necropsy (11 or more slides) $60.22 decalcification/keratin $9.35 hematoxylin & eosin (H & E): duplicate H & E (up to 3 slides) $19.80 additional H & E (4 or more slides) $5.77 each immunohistochemistry (IHC) $28.87 special stains $9.35 each bulk research - slide prep staining only $4.40/slide + $26.40/hour (f) Milk Testing Test Fee added water $3.25 antibiotic $24.25 brucella ring $2.25 coliform count $5.25 component $1.25 gerber $3.25 laboratory certification review contact milk lab listeria environmental culture $11.75/swab site majonnier $13.25 pesticide: organophosphate & carbamates $25.25 minimum chlorinated hydrocarbons $220.50 minimum phosphatase $6.50 somatic cell count: direct $5.25 electronic $1.25 standard plate count $6.00 yeast & mold $6.00 (g) Molecular Diagnostics (PCR) Test Fee new tests as implemented contact lab avian influenza (AI) $34.65 Bovine coronavirus/rotavirus multiplex $37.77 bovine virus diarrhea (BVD): individual sample $34.65 MVDL pooled (ear notch samples) up to 24 samples for $57.75 retest in positive pools/antigen capture ELISA $4.40/sample E. coli - K99 $34.65 Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) Call lab first $40.42 National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) tests performed: Classical Swine Fever, Foot & Mouth Disease, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, Swine Influenza Virus, and Avian Paramyxovirus contact lab mycobacterium paratuberculosis (Johne's): individual sample $34.65 MVDL pooled (up to 5 feces samples) $40.42 retest in positive pools $34.65/sample salmonella enteritidis PCR $32.45 suspect culture confirmation $36.30 tritrichomonas foetus: individual sample $28.50 MVDL pooled (up to 5 samples) $52.50/pool retest in positive pools $28.50/sample (h) Pathology Test Fee abortion workup, livestock - MVDL kits only $57.75 neonatal diarrhea workup - livestock, MVDL kits only $110.00 carcass disposal (CD) – incineration $40.00 per 100 lbs Animal remains return/transfer $25.00 Pathologist time (after hours) insurance/legal cases $173.25/hour necropsy - bovine & equine: fetus $80.85 + CD less than 150 lbs $98.17 + CD 150 to 500 lbs $127.05 + CD more than 500 lbs $173.25 + CD necropsy - canine & feline: $127.05 + CD necropsy - porcine (swine): fetus (same litter) $80.85 + CD less than 25 lbs $80.85 + CD 25 to 250 lbs $98.17 + CD more than 250 lbs $127.05 + CD necropsy - small ruminant: fetus (same dam) $80.85 + CD up to 20 lbs $80.85 + CD more than 20 lbs $98.17 + CD necropsy - other species $46.20 minimum CD research contact lab spinal cord removal (in addition to necropsy fee): small animal $57.75 large animal $115.50 transmissible encephalopathies: brain removal only $34.65 minimum immunohistochemistry and ELISA test referral + shipping/handling (1) Rabies Test Fee small animal $31.50 livestock with histopathology $58.00 entire carcass disposal (excluding bats & small rodents): Up to 30 lbs $55.00 31-60 lbs $85.00 61-90 lbs $115.00 (j) Serology Test Fee anaplasmosis cELISA $8.80 avian influenza (AI) AGID: 1-9 $6.60 each 10-24 $5.50 each 25-49 $3.30 each 50 or more $2.20 each bluetongue (BT) AGID - contact laboratory $7.15 minimum bluetongue cELISA: 1-100 $9.62 each 101-500 $7.15 each 501 or more $4.40 each bovine leukemia virus (BLV) ELISA: 1-100 $7.70 each 101-500 $6.60 each 501 or more $4.40 each bovine leukemia virus (BLV) AGID $8.00 each bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) – SN $7.70 bovine virus diarrhea type I, II – SN $15.12 bovine virus diarrhea (BVD) ELISA: 1-100 $5.77 each 101-500 $4.67 each 501 or more $4.12 each brucella abortus: card, BAPA, FP, or RAP $1.60 each rivanol, SPT, CF, STT $2.65 each brucella ovis ELISA $8.00 caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE): AGID $7.15 cELISA $7.15 epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) – AGID $11.55 equine infectious anemia (EIA) AGID individual sample $8.00 equine infectious anemia (EIA) AGID – same owner: 1-15 $8.00 each 16-50 $6.00 each 51 or more $4.75 each equine infectious anemia (EIA) cELISA individual sample $13.00 each EIA Global Vet Link submissions $1.10 equine infectious anemia (EIA) cELISA same owner: 1-15 $13.00 each 16-50 $10.50 each 51 or more $9.50 each infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)-SN $7.70 leptospirosis MAT: (routine) L. canicola, L. grippo, L. hardjo, L. ictero, L. pomona $11.55 L. autumnalis, L. bratislava/per each $2.47/sample mycobacterium paratuberculosis (PTB) ELISA: 1-100 $8.80 each 101-500 $6.60 each 501 or more $4.40 each ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP): AGID or cELISA $7.15 parainfluenza 3 (PI3) - HAI $5.77 pseudorabies - gB ELISA $6.60 salmonella pullorum MAT $5.22 vesicular stomatitis (VS): CF $51.97 NJ & Ind - SN $15.12 west nile virus (WNV): July 1 - Oct 15 lgM ELISA $23.10 off season referral lab fee + shipping/handling (k) Serology - Small Animal Test Fee brucella canis - RSAT screen, 2ME-TAT confirmation $23.00 feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) ELISA $31.35 feline leukemia virus (FeLV) ELISA $19.80 feline leukemia/feline immunodeficiency virus (FelV, FIV) ELISA $31.35 (l) Virology Test Fee bovine virus diarrhea - cELISA see serology section canine parvovirus ELISA $27.77 electron microscopy (EM) $34.65 fluorescent antibody (FA) testing - per agent: bovine coronavirus (BCV) $9.35 bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) SN $9.35 bovine virus diarrhea (BVD) $9.35 canine distemper (CDV) $9.35 canine parvovirus (CPV) $9.35 equine herpesvirus (EHV) $9.35 feline panleukopenia (FPLV) $9.35 feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) $9.35 feline herpes (FHV) $9.35 infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) $9.35 leptospira $9.35 parainfluenza - 3 Virus (PI-3) $9.35 porcine parvovirus (PPV) $9.35 rotavirus ELISA $28.87 virus isolation (livestock only) $28.87 (m) Miscellaneous Tests Test Fee duplicate test result reporting $3.30 organization fee $69.30/hour referral testing referral lab fee + shipping/handling stat fee $17.32