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Histology / IHC Fee Schedule

FY 2011 Fees and Charges (effective July 1, 2009)
Description OSU Non-OSU
Routine Histology
Process only, per cassette $1.00 $1.25
Process and paraffin embed, per cassette $1.25 $2.25
Process, embed, cut 1 section: unstained $2.75 $3.25
Process, embed, cut multiple sections: unstained $3.00 $4.00
Process, embed, cut 1 section: H&E $8.50 $11.00
Process, embed, cut multiple sections: H&E $8.75 $12.00
Unstained section, paraffin block provided $1.75 $2.75
Unstained section, frozen block provided $2.25 $3.25
Unstained sections in Eppendorf tube $3.50 $4.50
H&E section, tissue block provided $8.00 $10.00
H&E stain, unstained slide provided $6.25 $7.75
H&E section, large ocular/bone (2 x 3 in. slide) $11.25 $16.25
Special Stains, prices per slide
Level I (non-silver) $8.50 $11.00
Level II (advanced) $11.25 $16.25
Level III (silver stains) $13.20 $21.50
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
IHC, stock antibody (Ab) $23.00 $33.00
IHC negative control $1950 $28.50
Novel Ab characterization, antibody provided $300.00 $350.00
Novel Ab w/protocol + control block provided $20.50 $29.50
Novel Ab, protocol, slide(s) + control block provided $17.50 $25.50
IHC w/Animal Research Kit (ARK) $25.25 $35.25
IHC w/ARK, novel Ab/protocol + control block provided $24.25 $35.25
IHC w/ARC Ab/protocol/slide(s) + control block provided $20.75 $30.75
Tissue Arrays, price per mounted core
Microarray, (w/0.6, 1.5, or 2.0mm cores) $3.00 $4.00
Microarray, pathologist chooses ROI or core size $6.00 $7.00
Miscellaneous Services
Tissue trim: routine, single tissue/cassette $2.50 $3.50
Tissue trim: ocular, bone, or multiple tissues/cassette $8.50 $11.00
Consultation/hour (30 min. minimum) $100.00 $125.00
20-slide mat (cardboard) $8.00 $10.00
25-slide box (plastic) $8.00 $10.00
100-slide box (plastic) $11.25 $16.25

Special Stain Levels

Level I

  • Gram Stain
  • Periodic Acid-Schiff's (PAS)
  • Giemsa
  • Copper (Rhodanine)
  • Iron (Prussian Blue)
  • Toluidine Blue
  • Alcian Blue
  • Luna Stain for eosinophils

Level II

  • Masson's Trichrome
  • Elastic (Weigert’s Resorcin-Fuchsin)
  • PTAH (Phosphotungstic Acid-Hematoxylin)
  • Verhoeff-Van Gieson
  • Acid Fast (Ziehl-Neelsen)
  • Luxol Fast Blue
  • Congo Red for Amyloid
  • Sudan Black B
  • Melanin bleach
  • Cresyl Echt Violet
  • Safronin O-Fast Green
  • TRAP (Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase)

Level III

  • Reticulum (Wilder's)
  • Bielschowski's
  • Jones' Method
  • Grocott Methenamine-Silver (GMS)
  • Warthin-Starry
  • Von Kossa for calcium
  • Fontana-Masson
  • Churukian-Schenk