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Tests performed by Clinical Pathology

ACTH Stimulation $55.00
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) $27.00
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) / Prothrombin Time (PT) Combo $48.00
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) $11.00
Albumin (ALB) $11.00
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) $11.00
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) $11.00
Avian Maxi Panel $41.00
Avian Mini Panel $26.00
Baermann Sedimentation $24.00
Bicarbonate $11.00
Bile Acid (Post) $27.00
Bile Acid (Pre or Single) $27.00
Bilirubin, Direct (D. Bili) $11.00
Bilirubin, Total (T. Bili) $11.00
Blood Parasite Exam $23.00
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) or Urea Nitrogen (UN) $11.00
Bone Marrow Aspirate $55.00
Bone Marrow Core Biopsy Evaluation $84.00
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Analysis $50.00
Buffy Coat $45.00
Calcium (Ca) $11.00
Calcium (Ca) – Urine $14.00
CBC Equine $37.00
CBC Large Animal $37.00
CBC Small Animal $33.00
Chloride (Cl) $11.00
Chloride (Cl) – Urine $14.00
Cholesterol (Chol) $11.00
Coagulation Panel 1 $82.00
Coagulation Panel 2 + Fibrinogen $105.00
Comprehensive Blood Smear Exam $45.00
Coombs Test (Direct) $40.00
Cortisol $29.00
Creatine Kinase (CK) $11.00
Creatinine (Creat) $11.00
Creatinine (Creat)- Urine $14.00
Cryptosporidia Exam $21.00
CSF Analysis $60.00
Cytological Examination $45.00
D-Dimer Test $49.00
Dexamethasone Suppression Test (2 samples) $55.00
Dexamethasone Suppression Test (3 samples) $76.00
Electrolyte and Mineral Panel $20.00
Endogenous ACTH $49.00
Equine Maxi Panel $42.00
Equine Mini Panel $29.00
Fecal Flotation $18.00
Fibrinogen (Automated) $33.00
Fibrinogen (Heat Precipitation Method) $12.00
Foal IgG Snap Test $38.00
Food Animal Maxi Panel $42.00
Food Animal Mini Panel $29.00
Free T4 $32.00
Fructosamine $30.00
Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT) $11.00
GLDH $11.00
Glucose – Urine $14.00
Glucose (Gluc) $11.00
Insulin – Glucose $36.00
Ionized Calcium $33.00
Knott’s Test $21.00
Large Animal Liver Panel $27.00
Magnesium (Mg) $11.00
Fecal Egg Count
(10+) $17.25 each
$20.00
Multiple Lymph Node Cytology $67.50
Multiple Synovial Fluid Cytology $67.50
Occult Blood $15.00
Osmolality (measured) $26.00
Osmolality (measured)- Urine $22.00
Peritoneal/Pleural/Pericardial Fluid Analysis $55.00
Phenobarbital Level $30.00
Phosphorus – Urine $14.00
Phosphorus, inorganic (Phos) $11.00
Platelet Count $19.00
Potassium (K) $11.00
Potassium (K) – Urine $14.00
Progesterone $21.00
Protein, Total (TP) $11.00
Protein/Creatinine Ratio – Urine $35.00
Prothrombin Time (PT) $27.00
Renal Panel $27.00
Small Animal Liver Panel $30.00
Small Animal Maxi Panel $42.00
Small Animal Mini Panel $33.00
Small Animal Maxi Panel + Total T4 $66.00
Sodium (Na) $11.00
Sodium (Na) – Urine $14.00
Synovial Fluid Analysis $55.00
Thyroid Panel 1 $50.00
Thyroid Panel 2 $64.00
Total T4 $29.00
Triglyceride (Trig) $11.00
TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) $32.00
Urea Nitrogen (UN) – Urine $14.00
Uric Acid $11.00
Urinalysis (Complete) $26.00
Urine Cortisol: Creatinine Ratio $35.00

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The University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) is a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory and Missouri’s only laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The VMDL is a Level I Lab of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, Tier I Lab of the FDA Veterinary Laboratory Response Network, and a National Poultry Improvement Plan authorized lab. The VMDL maintains an effective quality assurance and quality control program.

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The VMDL faculty and staff work diligently to provide relevant, timely and cost-effective diagnostic services to our clients and to create a positive learning environment for our students and residents. In 2024, veterinarians, animal owners and researchers from 103 Missouri counties and cities, as well as from 51 states and provinces outside Missouri, continued to rely on the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s (VMDL) diagnostic services. The lab performed approximately 63,500 total cases and conducted nearly 204,500 tests.

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