Fees
Biospecimen Banking
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Initiation of banking project, data abstraction | hour | $102.72 | $166.33 |
| Tissue banking, simple (includes sample registration) | sample | $18.83 | $30.48 |
| Tissue banking, standard (includes sample registration) | sample | $25.67 | $41.59 |
| Tissue banking, complex (includes sample registration) | sample | $34.24 | $55.46 |
| Bodily fluids banking, standard (includes sample registration) | sample | $9.72 | $15.73 |
| Bodily fluids banking, complex (includes sample registration) | sample | $16.30 | $27.73 |
| Long-term storage of frozen samples, freezers | box/year | $29.11 | $47.13 |
| Long-term storage of frozen samples, LN2 tank | box/year | $37.84 | $62.06 |
| Retrieval of samples from long-term storage | sample | $3.43 | $5.54 |
| Frozen / refrigerated sample registration | sample | $1.52 | $2.47 |
| Room temperature sample registration | sample | $0.75 | $1.22 |
| DNA Isolation, 1st aliquot | tube | $38.89 | $62.98 |
| DNA Isolation, each additional aliquot | each | $2.60 | $4.21 |
| PBMC Processing, 1st hour | hour | $45.17 | $71.72 |
| PBMC Processing, each additional hour | hour | $30.84 | $50.26 |
| Miscellaneous Research Technologist Time | hour | $36.47 | $59.06 |
| Miscellaneous Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) time | hour | $72.93 | $118.13 |
Histological Services
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Tissue processing & paraffin embedding | block | $5.56 | $10.57 |
| Tissue processing & paraffin embedding, complex | block | $7.98 | $12.92 |
| Paraffin, block facing & 1st section | block | $6.17 | $11.75 |
| Paraffin, additional sections (H&E, IHC) | slide | $1.54 | $2.93 |
| Paraffin, additional sections, complex (DNA, LCM) | slide/vial | $4.93 | $9.40 |
| H&E staining of paraffin sections, automated | slide | $2.49 | $4.71 |
| Frozen tissue, block facing & 1st section | block | $8.01 | $15.28 |
| Frozen tissue, additional sections | slide | $1.85 | $3.53 |
| H&E staining of frozen section, manual | slide | $5.08 | $8.24 |
| TMA block preparation, including path verification | core | $8.71 | $14.10 |
| TMA block facing & 1st section | block | $6.17 | $11.75 |
| TMA additional sections | slide | $4.93 | $9.40 |
| H&E staining, TMA sections | slide | $2.49 | $4.71 |
| Immunohistochemistry, single antibody | slide | $27.14 | $51.71 |
| Double immunostaining | slide | $41.94 | $79.90 |
| Special stains (i.e. PAS, Trichrome) | slide | $16.03 | $30.55 |
| TUNEL staining | hour | $19.59 | $31.73 |
| Slide Box | each | $13.20 | $21.38 |
| Cryostat usage | hour | $17.41 | $28.21 |
| Cryostat training | hour | $58.05 | $94.01 |
| RNAscope Technology (automated)* | slide | $27.14 | $51.71 |
| Retrieval of Archival Slides/Blocks | case | $3.37 | $5.44 |
| Pathologist’s Verification of Tissue Sample | case | $33.58 | $54.39 |
| Pathologist’s Analysis of Tissue/Scoring | hour | $171.18 | $277.25 |
*Consult with Terri Li (tli1@bsd.uchicago.edu) prior to use of the service. Cost of supplies including RNAscope technology reagents required for the test not included in the price.
Digital Pathology
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Slides scanned at 20x magnification | slide | $7.02 | $10.78 |
| Slides scanned at 40x magnification | slide | $14.05 | $21.55 |
| Slides scanned at 20x magnification, TMA | slide | $14.05 | $21.55 |
| Slides scanned at 40x magnification, TMA | slide | $28.09 | $43.08 |
| Slide Re-Naming | hour | $36.47 | $59.06 |
| Basic Aperio Digital Analysis Training | session | $115.76 | $177.78 |
| Olympus Whole Mount Scanner Training | session | $31.58 | $51.16 |
| Olympus Whole Mount Scanner Usage | hour | $4.99 | $8.08 |
Laser Capture Microdissection
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Laser Capture Microdissection Usage | hour | $49.14 | $71.60 |
| Laser Capture Microdissection Training | hour | $56.16 | $81.83 |