ADL Fee Schedule and Laboratory Policy Effective 08/01/2026

Fees and Test Results

Laboratory services will be billed to the client submitting the samples, no third party billing. Test results are made available to the submitting client. Fees are subject to change without notice.

Shipped Specimen

The shipper is responsible for shipping costs as well as adherence to mailing and shipping regulations.

Turn Around Times

Turn around times refer to business days only. Turn around times are average or minimum days required for test completion.

STAT Fees

STAT fees for procedures are $25 per test other than EIA ELISAs and are added to the listed test price.

Other Test Information

Brucellosis, EIA and TB test requests must be submitted on official VS forms. The forms must bear an original signature by the submitting veterinarian.

Samples should be submitted on an ADL Submission Form

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Questions Regarding Fees, Tests and Policies

Please call the ADL front desk at 775-353-3709.

Table of Tests and Fees Effective 8/1/2026

Administrative Case Fee: $5.00 will be applied per accession excluding rabies, EIA or BAPA testing.
 
Test Description Specimen Requirements Price Testing Schedule*
Aerobic Culture/submission
Note: Additional charges may be assessed based on culture results.		  • Fresh tissue, fluid, swab, urine or feces
• Use sterile container or Whirl-Pak
• Swabs in bacterial transport media
• Refrigerate after collecting
• Avoid contamination
• Dry/expired swabs may be rejected		 $20.00 3 -10 days
Anaerobic Culture  • Preferred: anaerobic transport
• Fresh tissue, fluid, swab or feces
• Avoid contamination; keep refrigerated
• Dry/expired swabs may be rejected		 $25.00 7- 10 days
Antimicrobial Sensitivity/Isolate
(per individual isolate, aerobic isolates, only)		 N/A $20.00 3 - 7 days
Brucella abortus/suis (BAPA) SST or red top (2 mL preferred) Requires VS Form 4-33 $4.00 2 - 3 days
Campylobacter Culture Fresh tissue or feces $20.00 3- 10 days
Carcass Disposal <50 lbs.  
 Fee is for entire animals submitted for communal cremation; rabies heads, bats and necropsy cases (>300 lbs.) excluded.		 $25.00  
Carcass Disposal 51-100 lbs. $50.00  
Carcass Disposal 101-300 lbs. $75.00  
Carcass Disposal >300 lbs. $130.00  
Cremation Charge per lb.
(all companion animals)		 Charge accessed for custom cremations. $1.50  
Cytology Preferred: unstained slides or fluid submitted in a sterile container. $15.00 1- 2 days
Disarticulation
Brain removal for Rabies		 Laboratory removes the animal's head. $20.00  
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) ELISA
(Preferred testing option) **New**		 SST or red top
Tube diameter 13mm preferred		 $11.00 Tue/Thu setup (samples by 1:00 p.m.); results same day.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) AGID SST or red top
Tube diameter 13mm preferred		 $11.00 Tue/Thu setup (samples by 1:00 p.m.); results next day.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) ELISA STAT SST or red top
Tube diameter 13mm preferred		 $30.00 Same-day. Received by 1:00 p.m.; results by 5:00 p.m. After 1:00 p.m., results by 10:00 a.m. next day.
Fecal Sedimentation (Fecal Fluke Eggs) >5 grams of fresh feces $20.00 1- 2 days
Floatation Fecal (qualitative) >5 grams of fresh feces $15.00 1- 2 days Setup M - Thu
Fungal Culture Preferred: Hair, skin scrapings, fresh tissue
Acceptable: Swab		 $25.00 10-14 days
Handling fee for returning ashes
(paper urn included)		 Pick-up or shipping of remains $100.00 10-15 days
McMaster Egg Count (epg) > 5 grams of fresh feces $18.00 1- 3 days
Necropsy, Companion
(cats and dogs)		  Carcasses should be kept chilled, freeze only, if necessary, as freeze/thaw may impact gross and microscopic evaluations.
A complete history is required. Please call our main laboratory for questions on Necropsy testing.		 Contact the laboratory  
Necropsy, Livestock (fetal/neonates) $65.00  
Necropsy, Livestock
(livestock, camelids)		 $100.00  
Necropsy, Small animals (avian/birds) $35.00  
Pre-breeding exam
(aerobic culture & cytology)		 Submit 2 prepared slides for cytology and one culture swab $35.00 3- 7 days
Rabies DFA Refer to ADL’s Rabies Shipping Procedure. Entire submissions are subject to a disarticulation fee ($20.00) and a disposal fee. Refer to Carcass Disposal for additional charges by weight. No charge for disposal of heads or bats. $25.00 Setup M - F. 1- 2 days TAT
Referral Lab Charges Examples: WADDL, CAHFS or IDEXX At cost  
Salmonella Culture Fresh tissue or feces $25.00 3- 5 days
Shipping and handling FedEx next day before 5:00 pm $30.00  
Skin Scraping Preferred sample submission including slides or hair/skin in a sterile cup/tube. $15.00 1-2 days
T. foetus RT- PCR, Individual
Notify the laboratory for future submissions of >100.		  • Collect in 2–3 mL sterile PBS (1X) or saline, 15 mL sterile, conical
• Refrigerated: arrive within 5 days (35–65°F)
• Frozen: ship on ice packs; arrive within 7 days, <42°F
• InPouch TF or TF-Transit no longer accepted		 $25.00 3-5 days; TAT may be impacted by seasonal changes in testing or volumes >100.
T. foetus RT PCR, Pooled The laboratory will pool. Refer to Individual RT-PCR. $40.00 3-5 days; TAT may be impacted by seasonal changes in testing or large volumes.
*Turn-around-times based on business days