Here's our prices:

H&E:                  $6.00 ($5.00 if tissues arrive in a cassette, $4.00 if
tissues arrive in a paraffin block)
Unstained slides:     $1.50 (Superfrost Plus slides)
Serial sections:      $2.00
Recut slides:         $3.00
Immunohistochemistry:  $5.00 per incubation (biotinylated primary would be
$10.00, etc)
Special Stains:       $6.00 most traditional dye stains, $9.00 most silver
stains

Jim
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James E. Staruk, HT(ASCP)
Mass Histology Service
http://www.masshistology.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: kkdulany@unmc.edu [mailto:kkdulany@unmc.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 10:07 AM
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: cost charges for work done
>
>
>      My business administrator has asked me to find out if the charges for
> services done are in line with what other institutions  are charging.  We
> are a research institution and I told him my only other sources here in
> Omaha would be what the hospitals charge, and their situation would be so
> different from ours.  SO, I am asking people who do research services to
> please write to me directly and tell me how you come up with your base
> costs for slides and what they are.    Our charges are as follows and I
> need to know if you feel these are too low.  These are per slide costs.
>
> H&E                 $4.73
> Unstained slides    $2.10
> Serial  sections    $2.71
> Recut slides        $3.41
> Immunohistchemistry $9.15
> Autoradiography     $9.15
> Special Stains      $6.61
>
> Thank you very much.
> Karen and Marianne in Omaha
>
>
>