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AW A& iqffWAWffA00% AV M <br />-tVr-& ff W AF AM <br />D I A G N O S T I C S <br />PATHOLOGY CHARGES <br />Test Code <br />FBX Full Written Biopsy: (I routine tissue, Surgical or Necropsy site) Includes: microscopic <br />description, diagnosis, prognosis, and a Pathologist's comment. Fee: <br />$44.25 <br />MBX Mini Biopsy: (1 routine tissue, Surgical or Necropsy site) Includes: diagnosis, <br />prognosis, and a Pathologist's comment. $35.50 <br />Each Additional Site- Fee: $11.50 <br />Non - routine tissues requiring special handling_ Fee: <br />(In addition to biopsy fee) <br />BONE Bone samples or other mineralized/calcified tissues• $7.00 <br />This fee is charged when a calcified mass or bone section is submitted. These types of <br />tissues must be demineralizied in decalcification solution, which requires a minimum of <br />3 -7 days before the tissue is soft enough to be processed. <br />DIGIT Di its (toes). Jaw bone or Intact spleens Enucleated eyes: $19.75 <br />This fee is charged when a digit (toe) or the entire spleen or eye is submitted. These <br />types of specimens require a Pathologist to cut the tissue to make sure the most <br />representative sections are taken. <br />NCPA Large & Complicated Specimens: $19.75 <br />This fee is for large complex specimens that require a pathologist to dissect the sample <br />and select representative sections for the slides. (An example would be an entire <br />mammary chain). <br />PLUCK Avian or Reptile coelomic pluck & for gross evaluation(disection) & sectioning <br />$32.75 <br />ORGAN Intact brain or heart, for gross evaluation & sectioning $39.25 <br />AMPUT Amputation limb specimen or intact spinal cord for gross evaluation & sectioning: <br />$50.25 <br />REMOVAL Spinal cord removal and /or brain removal: <br />(This is in addition to the intact brain charge) <br />$11.50 <br />CBE Complete Border Evaluation: $39.25 <br />We currently mark all margins of submitted tissue masses with ink and section the <br />closest deep and lateral borders for microscopic evaluation. The Complete Border <br />Evaluation, is in addition to our routine evaluation of these section borders. We prepare <br />4 additional tangential margin sections for evaluation. <br />