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Introducing our revolutionary
new Tier Pricing System:
Once again, MHS breaks new ground by offering our clients even
more ways to control how much you spend on your histology budget. For
the first time anywhere, we are offering a tier pricing structure in which YOU
choose how much you spend:
STANDARD
rates. Not in a hurry? Choose our standard service which includes
our routine turn-around time and prices that are some of the lowest on Earth. All work is performed "first come, first served" but because of the popularity of these prices, standard sized projects can take
from several weeks to up to a month or more (especially large projects) to complete.
PRIORITY
rates. In a rush or have a small job? Choose our priority service which puts your
project next in line (kind of like "cutsies" way back when).
With this service, we try to get your slides back to you within 2 weeks of
receipt. Of course, this depends on how many RUSH cases are in
front of your order. Please
don't call and ask for a definite date you'll get your slides.
One large RUSH case can set back your priority order by a few days to up to a
week! (Hint: these prices are still below
national averages).
RUSH rates. You
need it yesterday? Choose our rush service if you need your work finished as
soon as possible. We will literally drop what we are doing and put our
entire workforce on your project. Depending on the size of your project,
we can get routine-sized projects back to you within a few days (week-ends and
holidays included).
Another way of saving money is by
doing some of the work yourself. The more work you do, the more money you
save. We can process the specimen and cut and stain
the slides for you, we can process the specimen and cut the slides for you to
stain yourself or we can process the specimen for you to cut and stain.
You tell us what you want and we'll do it for you.
NOTE: All
cassettes must be identified and all specimens must be sent to us
in accordance with State, Federal and MHS regulations. Please read and follow the few important instructions as
outlined on our SENDING SPECIMENS page.
What $5.75 will get you at
Mass Histology Service:
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Processing of the cassette through alcohols, xylenes and into paraffin.
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Embedding of the specimen into paraffin blocks.
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Microtomy of the specimen at 5 microns in thickness, artifact free.
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Placement of the cut section onto a SuperFrost glass slide.
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Quality controlled, H&E staining of the section.
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Coverslipping of the stained section with a glass coverslip.
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Identification of the slide with a computer-generated label.
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An invoice that will bring a smile
to your face
Pricing:
These extraordinary low prices do not include return postage or slide
boxes
also
MHS has a $100.00 minimum order limit which covers all administrative, technical
and packaging costs
Histo Techniques:
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Standard |
Priority |
RUSH |
| H&E slide prepared from tissue submitted in a
cassette |
$5.75 |
$8.75 |
$11.50 |
| H&E slide prepared from trimmed tissue (we supply the
cassette) |
$7.00 |
$10.50 |
$14.00 |
| H&E slide
from un-trimmed tissue (we dissect
and supply the cassette) |
$8.00 |
$12.00 |
$16.00 |
| H&E slide prepared from a submitted paraffin block |
$4.50 |
$6.75 |
$9.00 |
| Additional
level placed on same slide from block at same sitting |
$2.00 |
$3.00 |
$4.00 |
| Additional
level placed on another slide from block at same sitting |
$3.00 |
$4.50 |
$6.00 |
| Process and embed only (tissue submitted in a cassette) |
$4.00 |
$6.00 |
$8.00 |
| Process and embed only from trimmed tissue (we supply
cassette) |
$5.00 |
$7.50 |
$10.00 |
| Process
& embed from un-trimmed tissue (we
dissect & supply cassette) |
$7.00 |
$10.50 |
$14.00 |
| Double
embedding (cell blocks, pellets, etc.) |
$12.00 |
$18.00 |
$24.00 |
| H&E slide prepared from submitted
slide |
$2.50 |
$3.75 |
$5.00 |
| Unstained
paraffin section on a glass slide |
$1.75 |
$2.60 |
$3.50 |
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Decalcification, small specimen |
$6.00 |
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| Decalcification,
large specimen |
$15.00 |
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| Frozen
section: prepare to OCT |
$12.00 |
$18.00 |
$24.00 |
| Frozen
section: unstained, slide |
$2.20 |
$3.30 |
$4.40 |
| Frozen
section: H&E-stained slide |
$4.20 |
$6.30 |
$8.40 |
| Frozen
section: add'l section on same slide |
$1.50 |
$2.25 |
$3.00 |
Special Stains (priced
per slide):
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Standard |
Priority |
RUSH |
| Most traditional dye stains (Fe, trichrome,
elastic, mast cell, PAS, congo red, etc.) |
1
or 2 slides: $25.00
More than 2 slides : $8.00 each
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1
or 2 slides: $38.00
More than 2 slides: $12.00 each
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1
or 2 slides: $50.00
More than 2 slides: $16.00 each
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| Silver stains |
1
or 2 slides: $35.00
More than 2 slides: $15.00 each
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1
or 2 slides: $45.00
More than 2 slides: $20.00 each
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1
or 2 slides: $60.00
More than 2 slides: $30.00 each
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Immunohistochemistry (primary antibody provided by
investigator). All microtomy, buffers, IgG, links, digestion chemicals (if required), DAB and counterstains are included in this
price). |
$24.00 |
$36.00 |
$48.00 |
| IHC Discovery
Services (new antibody work-up) |
$400 |
$600 |
$800 |
Digital Photography:
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Standard |
Priority |
RUSH |
| Macro or Micro |
$12.00 |
$18.00 |
$24.00 |
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Annotated photographs |
$50.00 |
$75.00 |
$100.00 |
Necropsies:
| Small
animals delivered live to our facilities: Euthanized, perfused, full necropsy,
phlebotomy (red and purple top), body and major organ weights, photograph,
decalcification, cassette tissue sections, gross notes, etc. |
$95.00
ea |
| Small
animals delivered fixed to our facilities: Full necropsy, decal
bones, cassette tissue
sections, gross notes, etc. |
$75.00
ea |
| On site
necropsy service (within our service area) We
are fully insured |
$95.00 / hr |
Descriptive Research Histopathology
(detailed written report performed by a veterinary pathologist):
| Each tissue,
organ or specimen |
$30.00 * |
| Smears
(cytology) |
$25.00
ea * |
Grid ("check-off") Histopathology
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(performed by a veterinary pathologist focusing on specific conditions in specific tissues):
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First parameter (column), semi-quantitative |
$12.00 * |
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Additional parameters (columns), semi-quantitative |
$8.00 * |
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Parameters are
determined by investigators. Prices do not include any data
analysis.
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Quantitative
grid reports are also available
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priced per
hour
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Here
are examples of a descriptive and grid
histopathology report.
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Comprehensive
Report on Pathology
(A complete, multi-page report written and signed by a licensed
veterinary pathologist. This report includes descriptive paragraphs about
the gross and microscopic aspects of each specimen with tables, charts, graphs,
annotated photographs, data analysis, comments, findings, summarizations and
conclusions.):
| Based
on client's choices |
inquire |
Toxicology
Histopathology
(screening multiple organs from multiple animals performed by a veterinary pathologist):
| Each tissue
or organ (this does
not include any data analysis) |
$12.00
* |
| Each tissue
or organ (this includes
data analysis and representative photos) |
per
hour * |
* These fees do not include the preparation of the microscope slide.
** A $25.00 set-up fee is charged if we have to set up the template
Sample templates for you to download and
customize will be available here for your convenience very soon.
"Dissection"
is defined as anytime a scalpel is used during processing of tissue.
A 30% surcharge plus audit
fees is added to all GLP work.
Pathology reports on human tissue by pathologists with degrees and certifications
in human
pathology are slightly higher in price. Please call for exact pricing on
such specimens.
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Although often referred to as the "routine" H&E (hematoxylin and eosin),
staining a section of tissue with the H&E stain is far from being routine.
Solutions have to be fresh, quality control has to be meticulous and knowledge
of ultrastructures is a must. A properly stained tissue section with H&E
will demonstrate all cytoplasmic and nuclear structures within the limit
of the light microscope.
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Special stains:
Basically, most
batch "special" dye stains are
$8.00
and batch "silver" (along with a few other non-routine) stains are $15.00.
This price includes microtomy of a paraffin block, staining, coverslipping
and labeling of the slide.
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some
batch $8.00 stains
Acid Fast Stain (for mycobacteria)
Alcian Blue Stain
Alcian Blue-PAS Stain (PAB)
Congo Red Stain
Elastic van Gieson Stain
Giemsa (Modified May-Gruenwald) Stain (for hematopoietic tissues)
Giemsa Stain (for Helicobacter)
Gram (Modified Brown-Brenn) Stain
Iron Stain (Prussian blue)
Luxol Fast Blue (LFB) Stain
Mucicarmine Stain
Periodic acid-Schiff Stain (PAS)
Periodic acid-Schiff, digested Stain (PAS-D)
PTAH Stain
Trichrome Stain - Masson's method
Toluidine Blue Stain (for mast cells)
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some batch $15.00 stains
Bielschowsky Stain (for senile plaques)
Bodian's Stain
Fontana-Masson Stain for melanin
Grocott's Methenamine Silver (GMS) Stain
Jones' Silver Stain
Reticulin Stain
Spirochete Stain (Steiner & Steiner method)
VonKossa Stain for calcium
Most other stains (or variations of) can be
performed. Just ask us about your favorites.
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We can perform just about any antibody stain available for paraffin
sections. Custom staining is one of our specialties. Our fees are $24.00
per slide. Positive
and negative controls are always run with each set of slides. There
is no charge for antigen retrieval, secondary antibody, strep-aviden, DAB and counterstaining. The
investigator supplies us only with the primary antibody. We also provide immunohistochemistry
discovery services which include a combination of 12 variables along with
negative controls. Batch-run discounts are also available. Please e-mail
us for specifics.
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Please contact us for further information.
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