New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 10 - LABORATORY SERVICES
Subchapter 1 - FEE SCHEDULE
Section 2:10-1.2 - Fees
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:10-1.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) For all veterinary diagnostic services for which there is no flat rate user fee listed--for instance, due to the introduction of a new test format--the hourly rate user fee will be calculated for the actual time, labor, administrative and material costs required to provide the service.
(b) Fees for bacteriology isolation and identification tests are as follows:
| Technique | Charge |
| Aerobic culture and identification .................... . | $ 20.00 |
| Anaerobic culture and identification .................. . | $ 30.00 |
| Salmonella.............................................................. | $ 39.00 |
| Fungal culture ........................................ . | $ 20.00 |
| Listeria................................................................... | $ 30.00 |
| Mycoplasma culture .................................... . | $ 18.00 |
| Sensitivities (Kirby Bauer) ........................... . | $ 15.00 |
| Sensitivities (MICs) .................................. . | $ 20.00 |
| Johne's culturing per animal.................................. | $ 20.00 |
| Caseous lymphadenitis SHI ............................. . | $ 10.00 |
| Bacterial isolate identification ...................... . | $ 12.00 |
(c) Fees for virology identification tests are as follows:
| Technique | Charge |
| HI serum titer ........................................ . | $ 30.00 |
| HI serum screen ....................................... . | $ 20.00 |
| Serum neutralization............................................. | $ 15.00 |
| Direct fluorescent antibody (for agent)................. | $ 15.00 |
| Indirect fluorescent antibody (for antibody)......... | $ 15.00 |
| IgM antibody capture ELISA............................... | $ 20.00 |
| IgG antibody capture ELISA................................ | $ 20.00 |
| Western blot .......................................... . | $ 35.00 |
| Virus isolation ....................................... . | $ 50.00 |
| Fish virus isolation per cell line .................... . | $ 20.00 |
| Fish tissue collection for health inspection per fish.. | $ 2.00 |
(d) Fees for serology are as follows:
| Technique | Charge |
| Johne's ELISA ......................................... . | $ 6.00 |
| AGID EIA (Coggins) .................................... . | $ 6.00 |
| AGID, other.......................................................... | $ 6.00 |
| ELISA.................................................................... | $ 2.00 |
| Agglutination tests (card, plate, tube, rivanol, microtiter) ........................................... . | $ 4.00 |
(e) Fees for pathology are as follows:
| Technique | Charge |
| Ova and parasites, qualitative ........................ . | $ 10.00 |
| Ova and parasites, quantitative ....................... . | $ 15.00 |
| Necropsies for domestic livestock: | |
| Necropsy small livestock animal (up to 100 lbs) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 70.00 |
| Necropsy large livestock animal (101 to 300 lbs) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 120.00 |
| Necropsy large livestock animal (greater than 300 lbs) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 150.00 |
| Necropsy poultry (up to five birds) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory, and includes disposal ................................. . | $ 61.00 |
| Brain removal head only ............................... . | $ 35.00 |
| Histology (biopsies or "necropsy in bottle") | |
| up to three tissues ................................ . | $ 45.00 |
| Four to 10 tissues ................................. . | $ 95.00 |
| Field necropsy with sample collection ................. . | $ 55.00/ hour |
| Field sample collection (field courier)................... | $ 23.00/ hour |
| Disposal fees (except poultry): | |
| Small animal (up to 100 lbs) ....................... . | $ 25.00 |
| Large animal (up to 300 lbs) ....................... . | $ 75.00 |
| Large animal (301 to 500 lbs) ...................... . | $ 100.00 |
| Large animal (501 to 1,000 lbs) .................... . | $ 250.00 |
| Large animal (over 1000 lbs) ....................... . | $ 350.00 |
| Disposal of regulated medical waste ................... . | Actual charge |
| Disposal only (if necropsy not performed) fee ......... . | $ 200.00 |
| Necropsies for animals that are not domestic livestock ------------------------------------------------------ | |
| Necropsy non-livestock animals (0 to 50 lbs) | |
| May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 150.00 |
| Necropsy non-livestock animals (51 to 100 lbs) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 175.00 |
| Necropsy non-livestock animals (101 to 300 lbs) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 200.00 |
| Necropsy non-livestock animals (greater than 300 lbs) May include histopathology, aerobic culture, and fecal exam at discretion of the laboratory ..... . | $ 250.00 |
| Necropsy fish (one to three fish) Includes histopathology ............................ . | $ 50.00 |
| Necropsy racing and show pigeons gross exam only ............................................... . | $ 50.00 |
| Spinal cord, or section thereof, removal .............. . | $ 75.00 |
| Case consultation fee (external fee) .................. . | $ 55.00/hour |
| Cosmetic necropsy (pets up to 100 lbs) ................ . | $ 400.00 |
| Cytology .............................................. . | $ 35.00 |
| Additional fee for forensic necropsy .................. . | $ 350.00 |
| Decalcification ....................................... . | $ 20.00 |
| Special stains ........................................ . | $ 10.00 |
| Slide made, unstained ................................. . | $ 10.00 |
| H and E staining ...................................... . | $ 10.00 |
(f) Fees for test batteries or syndrome panels are as follows:
| Respiratory, equine (serum) ........................... . | $ 55.00 |
| Equine herpes-1 SN | |
| Equine influenza HI titer | |
| Equine viral arteritis SN | |
| Abortion, equine (serum) .............................. . | $ 40.00 |
| Equine herpes-1 SN | |
| Equine viral arteritis SN | |
| Leptospira microagglutination titer MAT | |
| Abortion, equine (tissue) ............................. . | $ 80.00 |
| EHV-1 PCR | |
| Aerobic culture | |
| Histopathology exam | |
| Equine diarrhea (feces) ............................... . | $ 100.00 |
| Aerobic culture | |
| Anaerobic culture | |
| Salmonella | |
| Potomac Horse Fever | |
| Fecal parasite exam | |
| Equine respiratory (swab PCR) ......................... . | $ 80.00 |
| EHV-1 | |
| Influenza A | |
| Strangles | |
| Equine neurologic (blood/brain/CSF PCR) ............... . | $ 80.00 |
| EHV-1 | |
| Eastern equine encephalomyelitis | |
| West Nile | |
| Equine neurologic (serum) ............................. . | $ 50.00 |
| Eastern equine encephalitis IgM ELISA | |
| West Nile virus disease IgM ELISA | |
| Equine herpes-1 SN | |
| Respiratory, ruminant (serum) ......................... . | $ 40.00 |
| Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis SN | |
| Parainfluenza-3 HI | |
| Bovine viral diarrhea SN | |
| Abortion, ruminant (serum) ............................ . | $ 40.00 |
| Bovine viral diarrhea SN | |
| Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis SN | |
| Leptospira MAT | |
| Brucellosis (various official tests needed) ....... . | No charge |
| Equine Fever of unknown origin with lameness and | |
| swelling (serum) ...................................... . | $ 60.00 |
| Equine viral arteritis SN | |
| Lyme disease ELISA and western blot | |
| Ovine and caprine diarrhea (feces) .................... . | $ 60.00 |
| Johnes PCR | |
| Salmonella culture | |
| Fecal parasite examination | |
| Ovine and caprine herd health (serum) ................. . | $ 25.00 |
| Brucellosis | |
| Caprine arthritis encephalitis | |
| Johnes | |
| Caseous lymphadenitis screen | |
| Dermatology diagnostic (skin, fresh and fixed) ........ . | $ 90.00 |
| Aerobic culture and antibiotic sensitivity | |
| Histopathology | |
| Fungal culture | |
| Contagious equine metritis quarantine procedures | |
| Quarantine supervision and laboratory testing:stallion .............................................. . | $ 1,600 |
| Quarantine supervision and laboratory testing:mare .................................................. | $ 650.00 |
(g) Fees for molecular diagnostic services are as follows:
| PCR (Uniplex: one probe) ............................. . | $ 37.00 |
| PCR (Duplex: two probes) ............................. . | $ 50.00 |
| PCR (Multiplex: greater than two probes) ........... . | $ 10.00 per additional probe |
(h) Services listed in (b) through (g) above are subject to availability of materials and demand for services. When a service is temporarily unavailable, the service may be referred to an external laboratory with notice to the submitter and written consent. Costs will be calculated as the actual laboratory test fee(s) and any shipping and handling.
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