ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS

Fee Schedule – Each accession received will be charged a $7.00 accessioning fee, in addition to the requested testing. Please Note Accession fee is not assessed on Regulatory only submissions; however, mixed submissions would still receive an Accession Fee. Please contact the laboratory if you have any questions at cvmdl.histology@uconn.edu. Fees are subject to change without notice. 

Histology
Test Name	Specimen Required	Test Days	Turn Around Time (Business Days)	Fee	Comments
H&E Stained Slide	Paraffin Block or slides	M – F	2	$20.00 per slide
Special Stain	Paraffin Block or slides	M – F	2	$20.00 per slide $27.00 per block	Many stains are available, call laboratory.
Histology Decal	Fixed tissue	M – F	Varies with Sample Size	$15.00 per diagnostic case $20.00 per Research case
Duplicate stained slide	Paraffin block or slide	M – F	3	$10.00 per slide $18.00 per slide	Duplicate stained slide from the same block requested at original submission. Duplicate stained slide requested after original submission.
Unstained Section on charged Slide	Paraffin block	M – F	3	$7.00 per slide	$2.00 for additional unstained section same block
Histotechnologist Embedding	Paraffin infiltrated Tissue	M – F	2	$2.00 per block
Histotechnologist Consultation	NA	M – F	NA	$60.00 per hour	By Appointment
Histotechnologist Specimen Trimming/ Technician time	Fixed tissue	M – F	2	$15.00 per 1/4 hour
Histotechnologist Processing to Wax	Fixed tissue in cassettes	M – F	2	$2.00 per block
Histopathology, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian Small	Fixed fish or tissue sets 1-3 fish from same tank/system	M – F	10-40	$65.00	Small fish, reptiles, and amphibians are defined as those animals under 8 inches in length
Histopathology, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian Large	Fixed fish or tissue sets 1-3 fish from same tank/system	M – F	10-40	$90.00	Large fish, reptiles, and amphibians are defined as those animals over 8 inches in length
Histopathology, Adult Marine Mammal, Shark	Fixed tissue	M – F	10-40	$170.00
Histopathology, Research	Fixed tissue, paraffin blocks, glass slides	M – F	by arrangement	by arrangement	contact the laboratory at 860-486-3738
Histopathology, Surgical Biopsy	Fixed tissue	M – F	2-4*	$50.00 for 1 site	$20.00 for each additional site * Bone and additional testing, such as IHC, may extend this time
Research Study Interpretation	Fixed tissue, paraffin blocks, glass slides	Dependent upon Pathologist availability	by arrangement	contact the laboratory at 860-486-3738	Information regarding study protocol, species, amount of tissue(s)/slides for interpretation will be requested
Slide Interpretation	Stained glass slide	M – F	by arrangement	by arrangement