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Services Provided Institutional Service Non-Institutional Fee Service Fee University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center CCSG Histology Core Laboratory Price List Services Provided Institutional Service Non-Institutional Fee Service Fee Acetone Fixation 2.25 per slide Additional titers 65.00 ea. AFB 7.50 per slide Alcian Blue (Tier 1) 5.00 ea. Annealling (TMA) 15.00 ea. Assay Development (per antibody) 468.75ea. Biopsy bag .35 ea. Biopsy pad .35 ea. Blank Paraffin Block 2.00 per block Block retrieval and re-filling 4.00 per case Bodian/Holmes (Tier 3) 9.00 per slide Bone Section 4.50 per block Cassette .75 ea. Cell Pellet 8.00 per block Congo Red (Tier1) 7.50 per slide Coverslipping .50 ea. Cresyl Violet Stain (Tier1) 5.00 per slide Cryomold .50 ea. Decalcification 5.00 per block Deparaffinization 2.00 per slide DEPC Water 28.00 per bottle DNA/RNA Prep 20.00 ea. Eppendorf Tubes .35 ea Fluorescent Counter Stain 15.00 per slide Fontana (Tier 3) 9.50 per slide Formalin Container 3.00 ea. Formalin Fixation 2.25 per slide Frozen Block Mount 4.25 per block Giemsa (Tier 1) 5.00 per slide GMS (Tier 2) 9.75 per slide Gram Stain (Tier 1) 5.00 per slide Grossing 3.00 per sample H&E Computer Plus Labeled Slides 4.75 per slide H&E Regular Computer Labeled Slides 4.00 per slide H&E Stain only 3.50 per slide H&E Stain Only- Plastic 3.00 per slide Hand Coverslip .50 per slide Hand Labeling / Epp. Tube .50 per tube University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center CCSG Histology Core Laboratory Price List Services Provided Institutional Service Non-Institutional Hand Labeling Investigator's Slides 1.50 per slide Hand Processing 8.00 per sample Hematoxylin (only) 3.00 ea. IHC Prep Charge 75.00 per slide IHC Research Development 175.00 per AB Immuno Manual Staining 35.00 per slide Immuno Stain 31.25 per slide Immuno Stain ( Investigator's antibody) 25.00 per slide Immuno Stain - Plastic 28.00 per slide Immuno Stain ( Investigator's antibody) - Plastic 23.00 per slide Iron Stain 5.00 per slide LFB 7.50 per slide Lg. Block File BX 15.00 ea. Manual Immuno Staining 28.00 per slide Manual Staining 8.00 ea. Map Embed $5.50 specimen MAP - Section 3.75 per section Mapping (Simple) 2.50 per section Mason's Trichrome (Tier 2) 8.50 ea. Microdissection 4.25 ea. Microdissection/Slides provided 5.00 ea. Micron Intervals .50 ea. Micron Intervals (H/E) 3.25 per slide Micron Intervals (Unstain) 3.00 per slide Movat Pentachrome (Tier 3) 12.50 per slide Mucicarmine (Tier 3) 8.50 per slide Nuclear Fast Red Stain 5.00 per slide OCT & Mold 3.00 ea. Oil Red O (Tier 2) 8.00 ea. Paraffin Coating 1.75 per slide Paraffin Shavings .75 ea. Pathologist's Services $120.00 per case PAS Stain (Tier 1) 5.00 ea. Re-embedding 3.50 per block Re-process 3.50 ea. Reticulin Stain (Tier 3) 9.50 ea. Rush Order (1 - 100 total slides) 75.00 per case Rush Order (101 - 200 total items) 150.00 per case Rush Order (201 - 300 total items) 225.00 per case University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center CCSG Histology Core Laboratory Price List Services Provided Institutional Service Non-Institutional Rush Order (301 - 400 total items) 300.00 per case Rush Order (401 - 500 total items) 375.00 per case Rush Order (501- 600 total items) 450.00 per case Rush Order (601 - 700 total items) 525.00 per case Rush Order (701- 800 total items) 600.00 per case Rush Order (801 - 900 total items) 675.00 per case Rush Order (901 - or more items) 750.00 per case Safranin O Stain (Tier 2) 7.50 per slide Slides (+) .50 ea. Slides (-) .35 ea. Slide Box 15.00 per box Slide Mailer 3.00 each Special Stains - Tier 1 - Plastic 7.00 per slide Special Stains - Tier 2 - Plastic 9.50 per slide Surface Decal 2.00 per block Thick Sectioning (20 microns & up, slide/shaving) 4.75 ea. Thick Sectioning (8-19 microns), slide/shaving 4.25 ea. Tissue Process/Embedding 5.00 per block TMA- Consultation Fee 125.00 per session TMA - Manual Construction 943.75 per block TMA- Auto Construction 818.75 per block TMA- Arrang. Blk. & Slds 87.50 per block TMA - Microscopic ID 70.00 per slide TMA - Serial Sections 12.50 per slide TMA - Unstained Section 6.25 per slide TMA-IHC 28.00 per slide TMA Cores (1-20) 5.00 per core TMA Cores (21-59) 7.00 per core Toluidine Blue Stain (Tier 2) 5.00 per slide Unstain Investigator's Slides not accepted Unstained Computer Labeled Plus Slides 4.00 per slide Unstained Regular Computer Labeled Slides 3.50 per slide Verhoffs - Van Gieson (Tier 2) 7.50 per slide Warthin Starrey (Tier 3) 9.50 per slide Wright (Tier 1) 5.00 ea. JMF 08/2014.
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