Animal Health Diagnostic Center -
Billing & Fee Policies
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Regular Charges |
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| All tests that do not qualify for subsidization through the Animal Health Diagnostic Center's contract with the New York State Department
of Agriculture and Markets will be charged at rates listed in theTest
& Fee Schedule. |
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A Charge Status will be assigned for: |
Tests requested by New York State veterinarians which do not satisfy
the conditions of the contract stated below.-
All samples received from out-of-state owners, whether or not
the submitting veterinarian's clinic is based in New York State.
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Tests performed for private purposes such as for sale, interstate
or international export, or exhibition.
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Tests performed for companion animals. Testing on pets will always
be charged, except in rare instances where problems of significant
public health may be involved.
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Toxicology, Endocrinology, Clinical Pathology, Comparative Coagulation,
and Referral tests, as well as certain other tests where non-outbreak
circumstances are involved.
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Subsidized ("Contract") Testing |
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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 most diagnostic tests performed on New York food and
fiber-producing animals. It does, however, charge a nominal case fee
to cover processing for each accession that qualifies for subsidized
testing under the NYS contract. This case fee will appear as a partial
charge for tests done on... <more> |
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Test Results |
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| Results are available only to the veterinarian, clinic,
or other authorized submittor of the samples. Please do not ask animal
owners who submit samples through veterinarians to call the Laboratory.
In diagnostic cases where several tests are requested on a single
accession, the results of each test will be reported upon its completion
rather than waiting to send the compiled results of all tests in one
final report... <more> |
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Client Accounts and Payments |
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| Payments of all charges are the responsibility of the
submitting veterinarian. Charges are billed monthly and we will bill
only when all testing on an accession has been finalized. To insure
proper management of your account records, your assigned account number
must be used in all correspondence with our Laboratory. Please notify
the Billing Department of the Laboratory immediately in writing if...
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Understanding Your Monthly Bill |
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| Should you need additional clarification of your bill,
please contact the Billing Department at (607) 253-3951. The first
page of your monthly bill is a "summary" of all of the testing and
other activities that occurred on your account for the calendar month.
The charge category is a total of all test charges for the month.
The adjustment category is a total of non-test charges for the month...
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Referrals |
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| The Animal Health Diagnostic Center will automatically
refer any sample for tests requested but not performed by our laboratory
to another laboratory for testing and will monitor the progress of
test results for you. The destination will vary according to factors
such as availability, reliability, cost, and turn-around time for
results... <more> |
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