Animal Health Diagnostic Center -
Billing & Fee Policies
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Subsidized ("Contract")
Testing
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Testing Policies |
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| The Animal Health Diagnostic Center, under contract with the
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, does not charge
for diagnostic tests performed on New York food and fiber-producing
animals. It does, however, charge a nominal case fee in mostof
these contract cases to help cover the cost of processing submissions.
This case fee will apply to samples submitted by veterinarians licensed
to work with New York State producers when such tests are important
to the diagnosis of a disease condition in food- and fiber-producing
animals in the state. |
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The fee will only be charged in cases that qualify for the NYS contract.
Horses may also be covered by this contract, depending on the
history and conditions that may require testing. |
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The number of samples submitted should be reasonable in number and
consistent with the history and clinical findings. The Laboratory
reserves the right to modify test requests for contract submissions.
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An adequate history is required and must accompany sample
submissions in order for a no-charge determination to be made
for testing;otherwise, full charges will be applied for testing.
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Necropsy costs on New York State contract cases
are only partially subsidized by the New York State Department of
Agriculture & Markets; the remaining costs are charged according
to the Test &
Fee Schedule. |
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Histopathology services are also subsidized by the state, incurring
only the case fee |
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The following tests are not subsidized by the NYS contract and
will always be billed according to the full charges listed
in the Test & Fee Schedule: |
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Virus Isolation |
Virus Isolation |
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Endocrinology |
Comparative Coagulation |
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Clinical Pathology |
Referrals to Other Laboratories |
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Charged Fees |
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A nominal case fee to cover processing is usually charged
to each accession that qualifies for subsidized testing under the
NYS contract. This case fee will appear as a partial charge
for tests done on each accession, to a maximum of $30.00. (If
the requested tests total less than $30.00 according to theTest
& Fee Schedule, the lesser amount will be charged).
Accordingly, charges for tests of either individual animals or herds
will not exceed $30.00 per accession, provided those tests are
covered under the NYS contract(see above for exceptions). Each
additional accession, even if for the same case, will incur this charge.
Because the NYS contract does not cover testing in the disciplines
listed above, these tests are always billed according to the full
amounts listed in theTest & Fee Schedule,
even if all other tests on that accession are covered under the NYS
contract. For accessions with only non-contract testing, the case
fee for processing will not be charged. Necropsies are only partially
subsidized by the contract. A total fee of no more than $80.00
will be charged for a contract necropsy, including ancillary subsidized
testing such as Bacteriology and Serology (when requested on a single
accession form). If non-subsidized tests are also done on a
necropsy case, the fees for these tests will be added to the $80.00
charge for the necropsy at the rates listed in theTest
& Fee Schedule. |
