If you plan on submitting water or fish samples to the Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory for processing, below is the current fee schedule. A PDF version of the fee schedule is also available for download.
Payments can be made at our online store using electronic check (bank routing # and account # required) or credit card (Discover, DinaCard, BCcard, Visa, MasterCard). Once you have added the desired test to your cart, you will have the opportunity to provide further information on the sample. Your name and the sample name should match the label on the sample bottle. After adding to cart, you will be able to add additional tests, if needed, before checking out.
Please do not include payment with samples submitted to the lab. You will receive an Order Confirmation email once your payment has been received. Please note that the lab only performs tests as indicated during the payment process and no analyses can be performed prior to payment. Results and invoices will be emailed in PDF form only to the email listed during checkout.
Water clearing treatment test results take a minimum of 14 days from the day that sample is received. All other testing results take a minimum of 7 days from the day that sample is received.
| Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratory Standard Fee Schedule 2023 | |
| Service/Item | Unit Cost |
| Diagnostic Water Chemistry | |
| Base Water Chemistry Analysis for FRESHWATER Ponds and Aquaculture (pH, hardness, alkalinity, total salinity, total ammonia nitrogen, un-ionized ammonia, nitrite, chlorides) |
$40.25 |
| Base Water Chemistry Analysis for SALTWATER Ponds and Aquaculture (pH, hardness, alkalinity, total salinity, total ammonia nitrogen, un-ionized ammonia, nitrite, chlorides) |
$46.00 |
| Base Water Chemistry Analysis for FRESHWATER Ponds and Aquaculture with Total Nutrient Bundle (pH, hardness, alkalinity, total salinity, total ammonia nitrogen, un-ionized ammonia, nitrite, chlorides, total phosphorus, total nitrogen) | $70.25 |
| Base Water Chemistry Analysis for FRESHWATER Ponds and Aquaculture with Total Phosphorous (pH, hardness, alkalinity, total salinity, total ammonia nitrogen, un-ionized ammonia, nitrite, chlorides, total phosphorus) | $60.25 |
| Base Water Chemistry Analysis for FRESHWATER Ponds and Aquaculture with Total Nitrogen (pH, hardness, alkalinity, total salinity, total ammonia nitrogen, un-ionized ammonia, nitrite, chlorides, total nitrogen) | $54.25 |
| Total Nutrient Bundle (total phosphorus and total nitrogen) | $39.00 |
| Water Clearing Treatment Test (1.5 gallons of water, minimum required) (calcium carbonate, calcium hydroxide, calcium sulfate, aluminum sulfate, or magnesium sulfate as indicated by basic water chemistry) *Note – Client must perform Base Water Chemistry for freshwater or saltwater as these tests are required in order to perform Water Clearing Test. |
$148.00 |
| Oils and Petroleum Products (base detection) | $48.38 |
| Parasitology | |
| Internal/External Parasitology Exam | $74.75 |
| Tissue Preparation | $13.80 |
| Treatment Susceptibility Test | $40.25 |
| Bacterial Histopathology | |
| Bacterial Swab and Basic Plate Culture | $40.25 |
| Specialized Media Requirement for Plate Culture | $34.04 |
| Bacterial Gram Staining | $25.53 |
| Gram Negative (-) Enteric Bacteria Selective Media Isolation (20E) | $45.79 |
| Rapid Gram Negative (-) Enteric Bacteria Selective Media Isolation (Rapid 20E) | $58.98 |
| Gram Negative (-) Non-Enterorbacteriaceae Selective Media Isolation (Rapid 20NE) | $37.24 |
| Gram Positive (+) Staphylococci and Micrococci Selective Media Isolation (Staph) | $37.24 |
| Rapid Gram Positive (+) Staphylococci and Micrococci Selective Media Isolation (Rapid Staph) | $37.26 |
| Gram Positive (+) Streptococci and Enterococci Selective Media Isolation (Strep) | $38.41 |
| Anaerobic Bacteria Selective Media Isolation (Anaerobe 20A) | $46.23 |
| Yeast and Fungal Selective Media Isolation and Identification (Fungus) | $107.64 |
| Antibiotic Susceptibility Test | $63.25 |
| Other | |
| Site Visit (per hour) | $67.30 |
| Mileage | $0.50 |
| Rental of Boat, Motor & Trailer (monthly) | $750.00 |
| Maintenance Fees for Boat, Motor & Trailer (includes oil, gas and items necessary for preventative maintenance) |
$150.00 |
| * All prices include a 15% Texas A&M University administrative cost recovery fees* Administrative fees are not assessed by or are received by the Aquatic Diagnostic Lab, but rather are required by the University to offset costs associated with billing and account administration.* | |
