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Laboratory expenses

Know what your office owes each laboratory.

DiagNow connects analysis expenses to pollutant reports, from sampling to payment. Review known amounts by laboratory and sample type, including PDF requests sent to laboratories you add manually.

Tracking overview

DiagNow
Known amountCHF 1’240.00
To complete2 Analyses
Laboratory AAsbestos · Report RPT-0041
CHF 640.00To pay
Laboratory BPCB · Report RPT-0042
CHF 600.00Paid

A missing price stays flagged and is never treated as free. The known amount may be partial.

Illustrative example

For expert offices tracking asbestos, PCB, PAH and other analysis costs alongside their reports.

Costs linked to reports

A useful total with the detail needed to check it.

DiagNow links each known cost to a sent sample, its analysis type and the original report. The overview shows expenses by pollutant while keeping the requests and laboratories behind each amount accessible.

Partner laboratory prices

A connected laboratory can set a general price by sample type or a specific price for an organisation. Samples without a price stay flagged instead of being treated as free.

Manually added PDF laboratories

Add a laboratory without a DiagNow account and enter its prices by analysis type. Samples and prices enter expense tracking after you confirm that the PDF request was sent.

Totals by pollutant and laboratory

Review known totals for asbestos, PCB, PAH and other sample types, as well as amounts still owed to each laboratory. Search by report, laboratory or sample reference.

Payments and cancelled orders

The overview separates paid requests from outstanding amounts. Cancelled orders leave active totals so abandoned analyses do not remain payable.

From sample to amount due

Four steps to trace every cost.

  1. 01

    Sample

    Record samples and analysis types in the pollutant report.

  2. 02

    Choose

    Select a partner laboratory or one added for PDF requests.

  3. 03

    Confirm

    A sent request enters expense tracking with the available prices.

  4. 04

    Track

    Track amounts and payments. You record payments for PDF laboratories; connected partners confirm receipt.

Shared tracking

Who records what?

Expert office

You track expenses linked to your reports, known amounts and prices still to be completed.

Partner laboratory

The laboratory sets its prices and confirms receipt after receiving your payment.

PDF laboratory

You enter prices and record payments. Expenses appear after you confirm sending the PDF request.

Frequently asked questions

What offices need to know before changing tools.

When does a PDF request count as an expense?

After you confirm sending it. The request samples are then recorded with any known prices from the manually added laboratory.

What happens to samples without a price?

They remain visible as unpriced and are not counted as zero cost. You can complete missing prices to make the amount due accurate.

Can I see totals by pollutant?

Yes. The expense view groups samples and known amounts by analysis type, including asbestos, PCB and PAH.

Does a cancelled order remain in the amount due?

No. Cancelled orders are excluded from active amounts and remain identifiable in request tracking.

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