Pathology

PATHOLOGY
 
TEST
 
WHAT TO SUBMIT
TURNAROUND TIME (Excluding weekends)
 
PRICE
Histopathology
Surgical biopsy, single tissue
Tissue fixed in 10% NBF¹
2 – 3 days
$20.00
Surgical biopsy, multiple tissues
Tissue fixed in 10% NBF¹
2 – 3 days
$25.00
Immunohistochemistry
Bovine Virus Diarrhea virus (BVD), intestine
Ileum fixed in 10% NBF¹
5 days
$15.00
Bovine Virus Diarrhea virus (BVD), ear notch
1 cm² piece of skin fixed in 10% NBF¹
5 days
$5.50
Chronic wasting disease
 
Brain stem (obex), lymph node and tonsil fixed in 10% NBF¹
7 – 10 days
 
$25.00
 
Scrapie
 
Brain stem (obex), lymph node and tonsil fixed in 10% NBF¹
7 – 10 days
 
$25.00
 
Necropsy (Prices include most ancillary tests deemed appropriate by the pathologist)
Livestock over 1000 lbs.
Entire animal
7 days
$100.00
Livestock 300 – 1000 lbs.
Entire animal
7 days
$85.00
Livestock under 300 lbs.
Entire animal
7 days
$50.00
Companion Animals
Entire animal
7 days
$60.00
Poultry
Entire animal
7 days
$30.00
Reptiles and Birds
Entire animal
7 days
$30.00
Small Mammals
Entire animal
7 days
$30.00
Other animals 0 – 30  lbs.
Entire animal
7 days
$40.00
Other animals 31–100  lbs.
Entire animal
7 days
$70.00
Other animals over 100 lbs.
Entire animal
7 days
$130.00
Brain removal
Entire animal or head
1 day
$15.00
Spinal cord removal
Entire animal or spine
2 days
$50.00
 
Formalin (per gallon)
$20.00
 
¹Neutral Buffered Formalin
Prices are subject to change without notification.
An accession fee is charged on all case submissions.