Histology Fees & Turn Around Time (TAT)

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Slide scanning services are temporarily unavailable to external researchers while service fees are being established. This page will be updated when services become available.

Histology TAT

Generally, 10 business days once received into the Histology Lab.

Please note: Pathology has it's own TAT. If you have requested Pathology Trimming Services and/or Pathology Slide Interpretation, these are not included in the Histology TAT.

Factors That May Affect Histology TAT

  • Incomplete Submission Form/errors with Sample Submission
  • Communication Delays
  • Larger-sized Projects
  • Projects with additional staining
  • Highly detailed projects
  • Holidays, vacations, sick days and university closings

We will keep you updated if any of these factors affect your Histology TAT via email. 

Histology Fees

Please note: Each submission will be charged a $7 Accessioning Fee.

Paraffin Processing & Embedding-$2 each Cassette

Paraffin Processing Only (No Embedding)-$2 each Cassette

H&E Staining-$20 each Slide

Special Staining-$20 each Slide

Unstained Section on Charged Slide-$7 each slide

Additional Section on Slide-$2 each additional section (on same slide)

Trimming & Slide Interpretation-by arrangement