NVSL: Frequently Asked Questions
For instructions on submitting samples, visit Diagnostic Testing at the NVSL.
Our most common form is the Specimen Submission Form (VS Form 10-4 (306.81 KB)).
If this is not the form you are looking for, visit NVSL: Lab-Related Forms.
NVSL-Ames
Packages:
1920 Dayton Ave.
Ames, IA 50010
Letters:
P.O. Box 844
Ames, IA 50010
NVSL-FADDL
Packages:
40550 Route 25
Orient Point, NY 11957
Letters:
P.O. Box 848
Greenport, NY 11944
User fees are listed in the Diagnostic Testing Catalog and the Reagent Catalog.
View the Diagnostic Testing Catalog for Ames and FADDL (179.19 KB).
View the Reagent catalog (1002.06 KB).
Test days are listed in the NVSL Diagnostic Testing Catalog. The actual test start date may be dependent on the day of the week and the time the sample arrives at the testing laboratory. If your results are required by a specific date, please contact the NVSL prior to shipping.
The estimated time for results after the test is started is listed in the NVSL Diagnostic Testing catalogs. The test start date may be dependent on the day of the week and the time the sample arrives at the testing laboratory. If your results are required by a specific date, please contact NVSL prior to shipping.
If you feel you should have received a statement, please contact the NVSL User Fees department at 515-337-6200.
If you feel you have received an error on your statement, please contact our User Fees department at 515-337-6200.
If you feel you should have received your test results but have not, please contact NVSL at 515-337-7266. We are available Monday–Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time, except for Federal holidays.
For instructions on ordering a reagent, visit Reagents and Proficiency Tests From the NVSL.
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