Pricing

Service	Comments	Single item cost ($)	Examples
Pulling and filing blocks (cases retrieved)/block consult	(PI must have IRB approval)	15/case
Preparation of frozen blocks	Embedding in OCT	5
Preparation of paraffin blocks from wet tissue (each)	Includes processing and embedding in paraffin (IRB or IACUC required)	25
	More than 4 tissues in a cassette	40
Decalcification (5% Formic acid)	Per tissue	25
Sectioning paraffin or frozen blocks (each slide)	Section before staining or unstained (add to above, if applicable)	10/slide
	More than two (2) levels or sections per slide	15/slide
	Special needs: scrolls, thick sections (greater than 5mm), whole mounts, punches, etc	add 5/section	e.g., 10mm slides from paraffin block pulled from file: ($15 to pull)+ 10+5=$15 per slide or scroll
H & E performed on blank slide	Add to above if applicable	15	e.g., from wet tissue to first H&E is $50/sample
Routine special stain (e.g., PAS) performed on blank slide	Add to above if applicable	50	e.g., from wet tissue to first PAS is $85/sample
Immunohistochemistry performed on blank slide (Add to above if applicable)	Antibody provided by IHC lab	100	e.g., from wet tissue to first antibody stain is 25+10+100 = $135/sample)
	Established antibody provided by researcher (dilution is known).	90	e.g., from wet tissue to first antibody stain is 25+10+90 = $125/sample
	One time fee to titer new antibody provided by researcher.	500	“Bringing on new antibodies” is a huge consumption of time and there are no guarantees that the antibody will work on your tissue.
Special procedures performed on blank slide (Add to above if applicable)	Hercept Test In-Lab Kit	200
	Hercept Test Researcher Kit	90
	Fluorescence stain	100
	Double-stain (IHC or Fluor)	200
Slide boxes	Fisher plastic boxes (if necessary)	15
Custom studies (e.g., triple labels)		Negotiate w/ research director