| Test Name | Section | Price |
| Abortion Panel | Anatomic Pathology | $200.00 |
| Abortion Screen | Bacteriology | $51.00 |
| ACTH Stimulation | Clinical Pathology | $55.00 |
| Aflatoxin M1 in Milk and Liver | Toxicology | $102.00 |
| Alanine aminotransferase | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Albumin | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Alkaline phosphatase | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Aerobic Bacterial Culture, Isolation and Identification (excluding blood samples) | Bacteriology | $31.00 |
| Anaerobic Bacterial Culture | Bacteriology | $31.00 |
| Aerobic and Anaerobic Combo up to 3 aerobic susceptibilities for 1 specimen (Fixed price; must select at submission) | Bacteriology | $130.00 |
| Aerobic Bacterial Culture with up to 3 susceptibilities for 1 specimen (Fixed price; must select at submission) | Bacteriology | $125.00 |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test | Bacteriology | $34.00 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Aspergillus AGID | Serology | $21.00 |
| Baermann Sedimentation | Clinical Pathology | $24.00 |
| Bicarbonate | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Bile Post | Clinical Pathology | $27.00 |
| Bile Pre or Single | Clinical Pathology | $27.00 |
| Bilirubin, Direct | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Bilirubin, total | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Biopsy | Anatomic Pathology | $84.00 |
| Blastomyces AGID | Serology | $21.00 |
| Blastomyces and Histoplasma AGID | Serology | $37.00 |
| Blood Culture | Bacteriology | $45.00 |
| Blood Parasite Exam | Clinical Pathology | $23.00 |
| Blood Urea Nitrogen | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Bone Marrow Aspirate | Clinical Pathology | $55.00 |
| Bone Marrow Core Biopsy Evaluation | Clinical Pathology | $84.00 |
| Brachyspira PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Bronchoalveolar Lavage Analysis | Clinical Pathology | $50.00 |
| Brucella abortus/suis Card and Pseudorabies Virus (PRV) ELISA | Serology | $10.50 |
| Brucella abortus/suis Card | Serology | $5.00 |
| Buffy Coat | Clinical Pathology | $45.00 |
| Calcium Tox | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Calcium Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Calcium | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Chloride Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Chloride | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Cholesterol | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Coccidioides immitis AGID | Serology | $21.00 |
| Comprehensive Blood Smear Exam | Clinical Pathology | $45.00 |
| Copper | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Cortisol | Clinical Pathology | $29.00 |
| Cosmetic Necropsy | Anatomic Pathology | $225.00 |
| Creatine Kinase | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Creatinine | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Creatinine-Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Cryptosporidia Exam | Clinical Pathology | $21.00 |
| CSF Analysis | Clinical Pathology | $60.00 |
| Cyanide (Prussic Acid) | Toxicology | $20.00 |
| Cytological Examination | Clinical Pathology | $45.00 |
| Dexamethasone Suppression Test 2 samples | Clinical Pathology | $55.00 |
| Dexamethasone Suppression Test 3 samples | Clinical Pathology | $76.00 |
| Electrolyte and Mineral Profile | Clinical Pathology | $20.00 |
| Electron Microscopy Pool of 5 submitted together – $250.00 |
Virology | $70.00 |
| Enteric Screen | Bacteriology | $62.00 |
| Fecal Flotation | Clinical Pathology | $18.00 |
| Fibrinogen Heat Precipitation Method | Clinical Pathology | $12.00 |
| Food Animal Diarrhea Panel for Fecal Samples | Anatomic Pathology | $155.00 |
| Food Animal Diarrhea for Tissue Samples | Anatomic Pathology | $200.00 |
| Food Animal Maxi Panel | Clinical Pathology | $42.00 |
| Food Animal Mini Panel | Clinical Pathology | $29.00 |
| Food Animal Respiratory Panel | Anatomic Pathology | $200.00 |
| Fungal Culture – Systemic | Bacteriology | $31.00 |
| Gamma Glutamyltransferase | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| GC MS Screen | Toxicology | $153.00 |
| GLDH | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Glucose Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Glucose | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Gross Necropsy (One animal, 50% off for each additional animal, up to three) | Anatomic Pathology | $88.00 |
| Haemophilus parasuis PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| ICP-OES (Metals and Metalloids in Liver and Kidney) | Toxicology | $45.00 |
| ICP-OES (Metals in Serum and Plasma) | Toxicology | $45.00 |
| ICP-OES (Selenium in Serum and Plasma) | Toxicology | $45.00 |
| Immunohistochemistry | Anatomic Pathology | $40.00 |
| Influenza Virus H1 PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $40.00 |
| Influenza Virus H3 PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $40.00 |
| Influenza Virus N1 PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Influenza Virus N2 PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Iron | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Joint Aspirate Pleural Fluid Peritoneal Fluid Culture | Bacteriology | $45.00 |
| Large Animal Liver Profile | Clinical Pathology | $27.00 |
| Large Animal Spinal Exam | Anatomic Pathology | $100.00 |
| Lawsonia intracellularis PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Lead in Tissue | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Lead in Whole Blood | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Leptospirosis 6 Serovars Titer MAT | Serology | $18.00 |
| Leptospira spp PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $45.00 |
| Magnesium Tox | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Magnesium | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Fresh and Fixed Tissue Exam plus Lab Tests | Anatomic Pathology | $181.00 |
| Microscopic Examination of Specimen | Bacteriology | $16.00 |
| Multiple Lymph Node Cytology | Clinical Pathology | $67.50 |
| Multiple Synovial Cytology | Clinical Pathology | $67.50 |
| Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae ELISA (10+) $7.25 each / (50+) $6.75 each |
Serology | $8.00 |
| Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Necropsy with Histopathology (One animal, 50% off for each additional animal, up to three) |
Anatomic Pathology | $110.00 |
| Necropsy with Histopathology and Lab Tests for One-Organ (One animal, 50% off each additional animal, up to three) |
Anatomic Pathology | $200.00 |
| Nitrate in Ocular Fluid | Toxicology | $42.00 |
| Occult Blood | Clinical Pathology | $15.00 |
| Ophthalmology Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panel – up to 2 organisms | Bacteriology | $37.00 |
| Osmolality (measured) Urine | Clinical Pathology | $22.00 |
| Osmolality measured | Clinical Pathology | $26.00 |
| Parvovirus Porcine PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Peritoneal, Pleural, Pericardial Fluid Analysis | Clinical Pathology | $55.00 |
| pH of Rumen Contents | Toxicology | $13.00 |
| Phenobarbital Level | Clinical Pathology | $30.00 |
| Phosphorus Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Phosphorus, inorganic | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Poisonous Plant and Animal Identification | Toxicology | $27.00 |
| Porcine Circovirus type 2 PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Porcine Delta Coronavirus PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Porcine Enteric Panel I PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $100.00 |
| Porcine Enteric Panel II PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $86.00 |
| Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus ELISA (10+) $7.00 each / (50+) $6.00 each |
Serology | $8.00 |
| Porcine Respiratory Panel | Molecular Diagnostics | $100.00 |
| Potassium Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Potassium | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Progesterone | Clinical Pathology | $21.00 |
| Protein Creatinine Ratio Urine | Clinical Pathology | $24.00 |
| Protein, Total | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Pseudorabies Virus ELISA (10+) $5.75 each / (50+) $5.00 each |
Serology | $6.75 |
| Rabies Test | Anatomic Pathology | $37.00 |
| Renal Panel | Clinical Pathology | $27.00 |
| Rotavirus Group A PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $45.00 |
| Salmonella Culture | Bacteriology | $31.00 |
| Salmonella PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $38.00 |
| Sample Preparation | Bacteriology | $25.00 |
| Senecavirus A (Seneca Valley Virus) PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Sodium (urine) | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Sodium | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Swine Influenza Virus ELISA (10+) $8.00 each / (50+) $6.75 each |
Serology | $15.00 |
| Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) PCR (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Synovial Fluid Analysis | Clinical Pathology | $55.00 |
| Toxoplasma gondii IgG ELISA | Serology | $13.00 |
| Toxoplasma gondii PCR | Molecular Diagnostics | $45.00 |
| Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (3+) $37.00 each / (10+) $35.00 each |
Molecular Diagnostics | $39.00 |
| Triglyceride | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Urea nitrogen Urine | Clinical Pathology | $14.00 |
| Uric Acid | Clinical Pathology | $11.00 |
| Urinalysis Complete | Clinical Pathology | $26.00 |
| Vesicular Stomatitis Indiana Virus | Serology | $15.00 |
| Vesicular Stomatitis New Jersey Virus | Serology | $15.00 |
| Virus Isolation | Virology | $40.00 |
| Vitamin E | Toxicology | $30.00 |
| Yeast Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test | Bacteriology | $61.00 |
| Zinc | Toxicology | $30.00 |
Message from the Director
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.
The VMDL has formal anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, and clinical microbiology training programs. The VMDL faculty hold academic appointments in the Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology and Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. The director is administratively responsible to the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine for the overall operation of the laboratory and its multiple missions of public service, teaching, research and continuing education/extension.
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.
About the MU VMDL
The VMDL is a full-service laboratory accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). The VMDL provides in-depth laboratory diagnostic support to veterinary practitioners, livestock and poultry industry interests, companion animal interests, wildlife conservationists, scientists utilizing animals in their research throughout the university, state and regulatory officials, and clinicians of the MU Veterinary Health Center.
Our Location
901 E. Campus Loop
Columbia, MO 65211