Fees
Biospecimen Banking
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Data abstraction | hour | $105.80 | $229.22 |
| Initiation of banking project | each | $25.75 | $55.79 |
| Tissue banking, standard (includes sample registration, processing, storage and retrieval) | sample | $26.44 | $57.28 |
| Tissue banking, complex (includes sample registration, processing, storage and retrieval) | sample | $35.27 | $76.41 |
| Bodily fluids banking, standard (includes sample registration, processing, storage and retrieval) | sample | $10.01 | $21.69 |
| Bodily fluids banking, complex (includes sample registration, processing, storage and retrieval) | sample | $16.80 | $36.37 |
| Long-term storage of frozen samples, freezers | box/year | $29.98 | $65.19 |
| Long-term storage of frozen samples, LN2 tank | box/year | $38.98 | $84.44 |
| Retrieval of samples from long-term storage | sample | $3.53 | $7.65 |
| Frozen / refrigerated sample registration | sample | $1.57 | $3.39 |
| Room temperature sample registration | sample | $0.77 | $1.67 |
| DNA Isolation, 1st aliquot | tube | $40.06 | $86.78 |
| DNA Isolation, each additional aliquot | each | $2.68 | $5.80 |
| PBMC Processing, 1st hour | hour | $46.53 | $100.80 |
| PBMC Processing, each additional hour | hour | $31.77 | $68.82 |
| Miscellaneous Research Technician Time | hour | $37.56 | $81.38 |
| Miscellaneous Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) time | hour | $75.12 | $162.74 |
| Cryobox | each | $8.13 | $18.14 |
Histological Services
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Tissue processing & paraffin embedding | block | $5.63 | $10.76 |
| Tissue processing & paraffin embedding, complex | block | $8.08 | $14.91 |
| Paraffin, block facing & 1st section | block | $6.25 | $11.96 |
| Paraffin, additional sections (H&E, IHC) | slide | $1.56 | $2.99 |
| Paraffin, additional sections, complex (DNA, LCM) | slide/vial | $4.99 | $9.57 |
| H&E staining of paraffin sections, automated | slide | $2.52 | $4.79 |
| Frozen tissue, block facing & 1st section | block | $8.11 | $15.55 |
| Frozen tissue, additional sections | slide | $1.87 | $3.60 |
| H&E staining of frozen section, manual | slide | $5.15 | $9.49 |
| TMA block preparation, including path verification | core | $8.82 | $16.27 |
| TMA block facing & 1st section | block | $6.25 | $11.96 |
| TMA additional sections | slide | $4.99 | $9.57 |
| H&E staining, TMA sections | slide | $2.52 | $4.79 |
| Immunohistochemistry, single antibody | slide | $27.49 | $52.63 |
| Double immunostaining | slide | $42.49 | $81.31 |
| Special stains (i.e. PAS, Trichrome) | slide | $16.24 | $31.09 |
| TUNEL staining | hour | $19.84 | $36.59 |
| Slide Box | each | $13.37 | $24.66 |
| Cryostat usage | hour | $17.64 | $32.52 |
| Cryostat training | hour | $58.80 | $108.44 |
| RNAscope Technology (automated)* | slide | $27.49 | $52.63 |
| Retrieval of Archival Slides/Blocks | case | $3.41 | $6.30 |
| Pathologist’s Verification of Tissue Sample | case | $34.02 | $62.73 |
| Pathologist’s Analysis of Tissue/Scoring | hour | $176.32 | $381.99 |
*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 | $7.23 | $15.67 |
| Slides scanned at 40x magnification | slide | $14.47 | $36.22 |
| Slides scanned at 20x magnification, TMA | slide | $14.47 | $31.35 |
| Slides scanned at 40x magnification, TMA | slide | $28.93 | $62.68 |
| Slide Re-Naming | hour | $33.27 | $84.88 |
| Miscellaneous Research Technician Time | hour | $36.56 | $81.38 |
| Basic Aperio Digital Analysis Training | session | $119.23 | $258.32 |
| Olympus Whole Mount Scanner Training | session | $31.99 | $58.99 |
| Olympus Whole Mount Scanner Usage | hour | $5.05 | $9.32 |
Laser Capture Microdissection
| Service | Unit | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| Laser Capture Microdissection Usage | hour | $50.61 | $109.66 |
| Laser Capture Microdissection Training | hour | $57.84 | $125.32 |