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Fees for Energy Expenditure

Please find below the list of tests and associated maximum costs for services related to energy expenditure assessments. The cost per test may vary depending on the time required to conduct each service. The amounts listed reflect the maximum charge per testing category.

Additional costs will be associated with Remote testing (i.e. travel, time, etc).

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Energy Expenditure Fee Schedule

TEST

SERVICE WITHIN TESTING CATEGORY

INTERNAL COST

EXTERNAL COST

Anthropometrics

Example: (Circumference (waist, hip, thigh, neck)); OR (Height/Weight); OR (Skinfold)

$15.00

$23.00

Body Composition

Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)

$75.00

$116.00

Biospecimens

Example: Urine Collection (ex: pregnancy test); Blood collection (venipuncture); Blood collection (venipuncture) and basic processing

$60.00

$91.00

Clinical Phenotyping

Example: Resting Blood Pressure; Electrocardiogram (ECG) - Resting

$25.00

$39.00

Energy Intake

Dietary Intake (Example: ASA24 or DHQ-3)

$25.00

$39.00

Equipment

Example: Aerobic Exercise session; Resistance Training per participant/session

$1.00

$2.00

Functional Fitness/Performance

Example: Corridor Walk (400 meter); Physical Function, Motor Skills, or Fall Risk

$50.00

$78.00

Indirect Calorimetry

Exercise Energy/Resting Expenditure - Metabolic Cart; COSMED

$75.00

$116.00

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Example: Sub-Maximal Fitness (Sub-max) OR Maximal Fitness (VO2 max) - Metabolic Cart/ECG (Not physician supervised)

$125.00

$194.00

Physical Activity Assessment

Physical Activity Monitor (CSA accelerometers) -Options: distributed and returned in-person or by mail; scoring of data

$50.00

$78.00

Strength Assessments

Example: Strength Testing: grip strength; one maximal repetition test (1-RM); BIODEX (one muscle group test)

$50.00

$78.00

Questionnaires

Example: Activities for Daily Living (ADL); Interviewer administered; Scoring of questionnaires

$50.00

$78.00

Intervention

Examples: Intervention: Behavioral, Physical Activity/Exercise or Nutrition; Style: Individual or Group-based; Delivery: Individual or Remote

$50.00

$78.00

Qualitative Interviews

Example: Style: Individual or Group-based; Delivery: Individual or Remote

$50.00

$78.00

Culinary Kitchen

Not applicable

$75.00

$116.00

Research Assistant

Not applicable

$36.00

Not applicable

Project Coordinator

Not applicable

$50.00

Not applicable

Senior Research Assistant for Intervention Training and outcomes

Not applicable

$51.00

Not applicable

Principal Coordinator

Not applicable

$77.00

Not applicable
Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research COBRE

Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 1018
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
913-945-6945