| Harvard Medical Area Core Management System |
| https://pathcore.hms.harvard.edu |
| Specialized Histopathology Services - Longwood |
| PRICE LIST |
| [Effective as of 10/28/2020] |
| All services are provided as a fee for service function to recover expenses for services rendered. In the event that results are not what you anticipated, we must still recoup our expenses and payment is required. |
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FOR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT & BILLING QUESTIONS: Contact Lauri Wyner, DF/HCC Pathology Cores Administration Manager at 617-432-4947 or lauri_wyner@hms.harvard.edu |
| FOR PROJECT STATUS & TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: Contact the core facility directly. Teri Bowman @ 617-525-9394 or tbowman@partners.org |
| Specialized Histopathology Services - Longwood | ||||||
| Core Director: Jon Aster | ||||||
| Location: Brigham and Womens Hospital | ||||||
| 75 Francis St. Thorn 604/603B, MA, 02115 | ||||||
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Histopathology Services | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional Histology Services | ||||||
| Tissue Trimming and Cassetting - Paraffin | Cassette | $6.06 | $7.40 | $10.65 | $14.70 | |
| Processing- Paraffin | Cassette | $3.23 | $3.95 | $5.68 | $7.85 | |
| Embedding- Paraffin | Cassette | $3.52 | $4.30 | $6.19 | $8.54 | |
| Creation of Frozen Block in OCT | Cassette | $19.68 | $24.00 | $34.56 | $47.70 | |
| Cell Pellet Preparation | Pellet | $36.90 | $45.00 | $64.80 | $89.43 | |
| 10-50 Micron Scrolls | Scroll | $4.10 | $5.00 | $7.20 | $9.93 | |
| H&E Stain [Paraffin & Frozen] | Slide | $5.74 | $7.00 | $10.08 | $13.91 | |
| Sectioning [Paraffin & Frozen] | Slide | $4.92 | $6.00 | $8.64 | $11.92 | |
| Jumbosette [2x3] Tissue Trimming and Cassetting | Cassette | $9.34 | $11.40 | $16.41 | $22.65 | |
| Jumbosette [2x3] Processing | Cassette | $5.67 | $6.92 | $9.96 | $13.75 | |
| Jumbosette [2x3] Embedding | Cassette | $7.46 | $9.10 | $13.10 | $18.08 | |
| Jumbosette [2x3] Sectioning | Slide | $8.84 | $10.79 | $15.53 | $21.44 | |
| Jumbosette [2x3] H&E Stain | Slide | $11.80 | $14.40 | $20.73 | $28.62 | |
| Histological Staining - Bacteria, Fungi, and Inclusion Bodies | ||||||
| Ziehl Neelsen Method for Acid Fast Bacteria [Class I] | Slide | $8.65 | $10.55 | $15.19 | $20.96 | |
| Grocott's Method for Fungi [GMS] [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Brown and Brenn Method for Gram +/ Bacteria [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| WarthinStarry Method for Spirochetes [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Histological Staining - Carbohydrate and Mucoproteins | ||||||
| Congo Red for Amyloid [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Crystal Violet for Amyloids [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Periodic AcidSchiff's [PAS] [Class I] | Slide | $8.65 | $10.55 | $15.19 | $20.96 | |
| Mayer's Mucicarmine Method for Mucin and Cryptococcus [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Alcian Blue for Mucosubstances [Class I] | Slide | $8.65 | $10.55 | $15.19 | $20.96 | |
| Collodial Iron for Acid Mucopolysaccarides [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Jones Methemine Silver for Basement Membrane and Kidney Disease [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Histological Staining - Connective Tissue and Muscle | ||||||
| Mallory's Aniline Blue Collagen Stain [Class I] | Slide | $8.65 | $10.55 | $15.19 | $20.96 | |
| Mallory's Phosphotungstic Acid Hematoxylin Method [PTAH] [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Wilder's Method for Reticulum [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Verhoeff's Elastin Stain for Elastic Fibers [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Movat's Pentachrome [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Safranin O for Cartilage [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Picrosirius Red For Cardiac Muscle [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Trichrome Masson [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Histological Staining - Cytoplasmic Granules | ||||||
| FontanaMasson Silver Method for Argentaffin Granules [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Toluidine Blue for Mast Cells [Class I] | Slide | $8.65 | $10.55 | $15.19 | $20.96 | |
| Histological Staining - Fats and Lipids | ||||||
| Oil Red O [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Sudan Black B [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Histological Staining - Hematologic and Nuclear Elements | ||||||
| MayGruneald Giemsa Method [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Cresyl Violet- Vogt's [Class II] | Slide | $9.43 | $11.51 | $16.57 | $22.87 | |
| Histological Staining - Nerve Cells and Fibers | ||||||
| Bielschowski's Silver Method [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Bodian's Method for Nerve Fibers and Nerve Endings [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| PTAH for CNS Tissue [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Luxol Fast Blue [Class III] | Slide | $11.73 | $14.31 | $20.60 | $28.44 | |
| Histological Staining - Pigments and Minerals | ||||||
| VonKossa's Method for Calcium [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Prussian Blue for Iron [Class I] | Slide | $8.65 | $10.55 | $15.19 | $20.96 | |
| Alizarin Red [Class IV] | Slide | $20.66 | $25.20 | $36.28 | $50.08 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Immunohistochemistry [IHC] Services | ||||||
| Standardized IHC | ||||||
| Single Staining IHC with Antibody [Bond Platform] | Slide | $50.02 | $61.00 | $87.84 | $121.23 | |
| Single Staining IHC without Antibody [Bond Platform] | Slide | $38.95 | $47.50 | $68.40 | $94.40 | |
| Double Staining IHC with Antibody [Bond Platform] | Slide | $86.10 | $105.00 | $151.20 | $208.68 | |
| Double Staining IHC without Antibody [Bond Platform] | Slide | $63.30 | $77.20 | $111.16 | $153.43 | |
| Single Staining IHC with Antibody [Ventana Platform] | Slide | $60.68 | $74.00 | $106.56 | $147.07 | |
| Double Staining IHC with Antibody [Ventana Platform] | Slide | $106.60 | $130.00 | $187.20 | $258.37 | |
| Each Additional IHC Ab Multi-plex Staining | Slide | $34.99 | $42.68 | $61.45 | $84.82 | |
| Single Staining IHC Amplified Optiview [Ventana Platform] | Slide | $64.17 | $78.26 | $112.69 | $155.54 | |
| Antibody Optimization [Abs must be provided by investigator] | ||||||
| Ab Optimization- Commercial & Novel Antibodies | Optimization | $196.80 | $240.00 | $345.60 | $477.00 | |
| Ab Optimization- Initial Double Staining Optimization | Optimization | $262.40 | $320.00 | $460.80 | $636.00 | |
| Ab Optimization- Commercial & Novel Antibodies [Ventana Platform] | Optimization | $221.40 | $270.00 | $388.80 | $536.62 | |
| Ab Optimization- Initial Double Staining Optimization [Ventana Platform] | Optimization | $278.80 | $340.00 | $489.60 | $675.75 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Equipment Training and Unassisted Use | ||||||
| Fluorescence Microscope | ||||||
| Unassisted Use- Fluorescence Microscope [EVOS Only] | Hour | $61.93 | $75.53 | $108.76 | $150.11 | |
| Fluorescence Microscope Training [EVOS Only] | Hour | $77.90 | $95.00 | $136.80 | $188.81 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Miscellaneous | ||||||
| SHL- Supplies | ||||||
| Slide Storage Boxes [25 slide capacity] | Each | $4.50 | $4.50 | $6.48 | $8.94 | |
| Slide Storage Boxes [100 slide capacity] | Each | $6.75 | $6.75 | $9.72 | $13.41 | |
| RNAse Away | Request | $10.00 | $10.00 | $14.40 | $19.87 | |
| Control Slide: Phospho-Markers | Slide | $28.00 | $28.00 | $40.32 | $55.65 | |
| Signal Amplification | Request | $10.00 | $10.00 | $14.40 | $19.87 | |
| Handling Charge | Shipment | $10.00 | $10.00 | $14.40 | $19.87 | |
| Tall Slide Box, 25 slides [2x3 slides] | Each | $4.00 | $4.00 | $5.76 | $7.95 | |
| Tall Slide Box, 100 slides [2x3 slides] | Each | $19.00 | $19.00 | $27.36 | $37.76 | |
| Filoslide 9 Slide Tray- Cardboard | Each | $3.00 | $3.00 | $4.32 | $5.96 | |
| Dry Ice | Pound | $3.50 | $3.50 | $5.04 | $6.95 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Supplementary Support | ||||||
| Technical Support | ||||||
| SHL- Technical Assistance and Consultation | Hour | $76.21 | $92.94 | $133.83 | $184.71 | |
| SHL- Technical Support- NeuroPath Services | Hour | $106.00 | $106.00 | $152.64 | $210.67 | |
| Professional Support | ||||||
| SHL- Core Pathologist Support [Pre-approval required] | Hour | $142.95 | $174.34 | $251.04 | $346.50 | |
| SHL- Non-Core Pathologist Support [Pre-approval required] | Hour | $142.95 | $174.34 | $251.04 | $346.50 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| In Situ Hybridization [ISH] Services | ||||||
| SHL- In Situ Hybridization | ||||||
| CISH Services [reagents provided by customer] | Slide | $77.90 | $95.00 | $136.80 | $188.81 | |
| FISH Services [reagents provided by customer] | Slide | $94.30 | $115.00 | $165.60 | $228.56 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Immunofluorescent Staining | ||||||
| Immunofluorescent [IF] Staining | ||||||
| Standardized Single IF Staining | Slide | $57.40 | $70.00 | $100.80 | $139.12 | |
| Standardized Double IF Staining | Slide | $102.50 | $125.00 | $180.00 | $248.43 | |
| IF Optimization- Commercial & Novel Antibodies | Optimization | $221.40 | $270.00 | $388.80 | $536.62 | |
| IF Optimization- Initial Double Staining | Optimization | $278.80 | $340.00 | $489.60 | $675.75 | |
| Each Additional IF Ab Multi-plex Staining | Slide | $34.66 | $42.28 | $60.88 | $84.03 | |
| Fluorescent Image Snapshot [EVOS Only] | Image | $11.75 | $14.33 | $20.63 | $28.48 | |
| Unit | Member | Internal | External Academic | External Industry | ||
| Pathology Specimen Services | ||||||
| SHL- Block/Slide Retrieval & Associated Services | ||||||
| Block Retrieval- BWH [Not released to investigators] | Block | $40.00 | $40.00 | $57.60 | $79.50 | |
| Original H&E Slide Retrieval- BWH [Not released to investigators] | Case | $40.00 | $40.00 | $57.60 | $79.50 | |
| Block Retrieval- BWH Faulkner [Not released to investigators] | Block | $50.00 | $50.00 | $72.00 | $99.37 | |
| Original H&E Slide Retrieval- BWH Faulkner [Not released to investigators] | Case | $50.00 | $50.00 | $72.00 | $99.37 | |
| Unstained Slide- BWH Faulkner | Slide | $4.00 | $4.00 | $5.76 | $7.95 | |
| H&E Stained Slide- BWH Faulkner | Slide | $6.00 | $6.00 | $8.64 | $11.92 | |
| Paraffin Scrolls- BWH Faulkner | Scroll | $6.00 | $6.00 | $8.64 | $11.92 | |
| Block Retrieval- MGH [Not released to investigators] | Block | $50.00 | $50.00 | $72.00 | $99.37 | |
| Original H&E Slide Retrieval- MGH [Not released to investigators] | Case | $50.00 | $50.00 | $72.00 | $99.37 | |
| Unstained Slide- MGH | Slide | $7.00 | $7.00 | $10.08 | $13.91 | |
| H&E Stained Slide- MGH | Slide | $6.00 | $6.00 | $8.64 | $11.92 | |
| Paraffin Scrolls- MGH | Scroll | $10.00 | $10.00 | $14.40 | $19.87 | |
| Block Storage & Management [180 Days] | Request | $150.00 | $150.00 | $216.00 | $298.12 | |
| Block Selection by Core Staff | Block | $14.05 | $14.05 | $20.23 | $27.92 | |
| Case or Block Selection by Pathologist | Hour | $174.34 | $174.34 | $251.04 | $346.50 | |