General notes: Please verify that all culture and transport media is unexpired prior to use for sample submission. Notify the laboratory prior to submitting samples for suspect Select Agent testing. Please package fecal material in wide mouthed containers (no red top tubes). Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing must be requested by a veterinarian.
| Description | Fee | Service Area | Species | Specimen Detail | Test Days | Turnaround Time | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic Culture | $30.90 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Swabs in transport media, or fluids in sterile tubes, or tissues in sterile bags/containers *Fluid urine is preferred to urine sediment swabs | Monday - Friday | ≥2 business days | Notify laboratory prior to submission for Select Agent rule out, e.g., plague, tularemia, anthrax, etc. Ship with ice pack Isolates may be referred for confirmatory testing |
| Aerobic Culture (each additional isolate) | $15.45 | Clinical Microbiology | see Aerobic Culture | see Aerobic Culture | see Aerobic Culture | see Aerobic Culture | Fee assessed per identified isolate, see Aerobic Culture |
| Anaerobic Culture | $36.00 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Swabs in anaerobic transport media, or fluids in sterile tubes, or tissues in sterile bags/containers | Scheduled when received | ≥3 business days | Ship at ambient temperature (do not freeze) |
| Anaerobic Culture (each additional isolate) | $22.65 | Clinical Microbiology | see Anaerobic Culture | see Anaerobic Culture | see Anaerobic Culture | see Anaerobic Culture | Per identified isolate, includes clostridial rule-out |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (per panel, per isolate) | $25.75 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Aerobic bacterial isolates only | Monday - Friday | >2 business days | Drug panels tested, per isolate, by broth dilution (MIC) or disc diffusion (Kirby-Bauer) |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing – Additional Drugs (per isolate, per drug) | $15.90 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Aerobic bacterial isolates only | Monday - Friday | >2 business days | Drugs not included in MIC or Kirby-Bauer panels may be tested by request on a case-by-case basis using the Kirby-Bauer method; *please note that interpretive criteria may not be available for some organisms |
| Brucella sp. Culture | $21.20 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Swabs in transport media, or fluids in sterile tubes, or tissues in sterile bags/containers | Monday - Friday | >5 business days | Suspect Select Agent isolates may be referred for confirmatory testing |
| Campylobacter sp. Culture | $17.00 | Clinical Microbiology | Reproductive preputial wash, or fetal membranes, or fetal abomasal fluid in campylobacter transport media (PRAS Campy-Thio, 7 ml), or fresh feces, or intestinal contents | Monday - Friday | >5 business days | Expired transport/ culture media is not accepted for regulatory testing Seal tubes tightly | |
| Canine Diarrhea Diagnostic Panel | $113.00 | Clinical Microbiology/Virology | Canine | Minimum 5 g fresh feces | Monday - Friday | >3 business days | Includes fecal flotation, Giardia SNAP, cryptosporidium exam, aerobic culture, Salmonella culture, Campylobacter culture, Gram stain, +/- Clostridial rule out, and canine parvovirus FA |
| Dermatophyte Culture | $31.80 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Skin scraping with hair, or hair pluck (including follicle), or scab, or nails, or claws, or beak | Monday - Friday | ≥28 business days | Do not send glass slides Ship at ambient temperature in a sealed container |
| Direct Microscopy/Gram Stain/Acid Fast Stain | $10.60 | Clinical Microbiology | Any | Fecal swab, or fresh feces, or swabs, or fluids, or tissues | Monday - Friday | >1 business day | Do not send glass slides Ship with ice pack |
| Fecal Occult Blood | $11.65 | Clinical Microbiology | Mammalian | Fresh feces or intestinal contents | Monday - Friday | 1-3 business days | Ship with ice pack |
MVDL Submission Guide Fee Schedule Rev. 1, 04/27/2026
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