Fees: The current fee structure is based upon reimbursement for materials and supplies only. The specific fee for any work order can be calculated at the time of submission. All fees defined are for UCHC investigators only, external requests will be on a case by case basis.

Fees are divided into individual groups below:

A. Sample processing and paraffin embedding + 1 H&E slide = $10/sample
B. Paraffin/frozen sectioning from existing blocks + 1 H&E slide = $3/block
C. Additional unstained sections - $0.50/slide
D. Frozen tissue embedding and cryosectioning + 1H&E = $7/sa
E. H&E staining of slides provided by investigator = $1/slide
F. Special histology stains = $2/slide
G. Immunostaining with established procedures (primary Ab provided by investigator) including counter stain desired = $3/slide but may be pro-rated according to difficulty, volume or the required technique. H. Antibody protocol development - pre-treatment, dilution series, substrates and counterstains = $15-50

Billing: Internal UCHC billing procedure:

1. Upon submission of work order and samples, information for PI, FRS-coding, department, dept. administrator and scientific contact person will be needed.

2. Upon completion of work, an invoice detailing work performed and a FRS-transfer voucher is forwarded to dept. administrator for authorization. Timely turnaround of these vouchers is essential to be able to purchase reagents needed for the facility to function effectively.

Services to external sources will be addressed as need be with an adjusted fee structure depending on the nature of the institution or company.