Services and Fees

Services Offered Include

  • Sample Processing and Paraffin Embedding
  • Paraffin Block Sectioning
  • Frozen Tissue Embedding and Cryosectioning
  • H&E Staining
  • Special Histology Stains
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Self-Service FFPE and Frozen Block Sectioning
  • Consultation and Training for Sample Sectioning
  • Comprehensive Project Consultation

Current FY2018 Service Fees

(As of July 21, 2017)

Product/Service Current Rate Unit of Measure Internal External Not for Profit External for Profit
Process and embed paraffin block        8.35  each        8.76      12.52      25.04
Embedding Frozen OCT block        5.68  each        5.96        8.52      17.03
Unstained paraffin section on SF Slide        1.89  slide        1.99        2.84        5.68
Unstained frozen section on SF Slide        2.58  slide        2.70        3.86        7.73
H&E Staining        2.38  slide        2.50        3.58        7.15
Special Stain        3.58  slide        3.76        5.37      10.73
Immunostain        4.77  slide        5.01        7.15      14.31
Special stain setup charge      10.79  slide      11.33      16.19      32.38
Apotag Kit Tunel (slide)      11.33  slide      11.90      17.00      34.00
BrDu (slide)        6.49  slide        6.81        9.73      19.47
Decalcification (each)      10.82  block      11.36      16.22      32.45
Immmunostain Histology Core Standard Ab        8.65  slide        9.08      12.98      25.96
(Ki67, CD31, PCNA, etc.)           –  null           –           –           –
Cryostat Machine Time (hour)        4.32  hour        4.53        6.47      12.95
Microtome (hour)        1.35  hour        1.42        2.03        4.06
Brightfield Microscope (hour)        0.81  hour        0.85        1.22        2.43
Embedding Station (hour)        0.81  hour        0.85        1.22        2.43
Slide Box 100count (each)      16.22  each      17.03      24.33      48.67
Slide SCAN Microscopy BF      10.30  slide      10.82      15.45      30.90
Slide Scan Microscope (hour)      10.30  hour      10.82      15.45      30.90
Training Microtome (Session) required      36.05  each      37.85      54.08     108.15
Training Cryostat (Session) required      46.35  each      48.67      69.53     139.05
Training Microscope (Session) required      15.45  each      16.22      23.18      46.35
Training Scanning Microscope (Session) required      25.75  each      27.04      38.63      77.25
Immunostain pilot matrix for provided antibody      51.50  each      54.08      77.25     154.50
OTHER tissue fixation, transfer, special procedures      25.75  hour      27.04      38.63      77.25