Services and Pricing
Biobanking
Investigators with an approved USA-IRB protocol have the option of requesting storing of biospecimens and any associated clinical information in the USA Health Biobank.
| Activity | Rate |
|---|---|
| Storage¹ | $20.00 per month, billed every 6 months. |
| Retrieval |
No charge |
¹Up to 2 years. After that, biospecimens will be released from their intended protocol and moved to general inventory, becoming then available to all users.
Specific Investigator-Directed Biospecimens & Clinical Trials
The USA Health Biobank will work with investigators to collect, process, and store
biospecimens for their particular IRB
protocol or their clinical trial.
| Activity | Rate |
|---|---|
| Procurement | |
| Tissue | $15.00/biospecimen + cost per miles outside of limits2 |
| Fresh tissue | $35.00/biospecimen + cost per miles outside of limits² |
| Blood, urine, other fluids | $10.00 + cost per miles outside of limits² |
| Processing | |
| Fresh, frozen or fixed tissues³ |
$15.00/biospecimen – Initial preparation method $5.00/biospecimen – subsequent preparation method for same biospecimen |
| Serum | $8.00/biospecimen |
| Plasma | $8.00/biospecimen |
| Frozen PBMC | $30.00/biospecimen |
²Outside of USA Health System
³With quality control assessment and copy of de-identified pathology report
Dissemination of Biospecimens from the USA Health Biobank¹
These are biospecimens brought to the USA Health Biobank from surgery or clinical visits, for storage and dissemination to qualified USA basic and clinical investigators.
| Type | Rate |
|---|---|
| Stored tissue | $15.00/unit |
| Stored blood, blood components, other fluids | $8.00/unit |
| Fresh tissue | $30.00/unit² |
| Fresh blood, blood components, other fluids | $10.00/unit² |
¹Biospecimens will be provided with basic patient information: sex, race, weight, height, and age.
Dissemination of Cell Lines¹
| Name | Tissue/Disease/Cell type | Species | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7603830 | Lung fibroblasts | P/B Sq. monk | $400.00/vial |
| 104C1 | Fetal fibroblasts | Guinea Pig | $396.00/vial |
| 4C10 | bPRL Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| 51KO MEF | Fibroblasts | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| 52KO MEF | Fibroblasts | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| 5G2 | bPRL Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| 6F11 | PRL Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| A549 | Lung epithelial | Human | $260.00/vial |
| AG07100 | Skin fibroblasts | Lemur | $400.00/vial |
| Ag653 | Myeloma | Mouse | $200.00/vial |
| Alpha T3 cells | Pituitary | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| AR42J | Pancreas | Rat | $260.00/vial |
| AtT-20/D16 | Pituitary tumor | Mouse | $260.00/vial |
| B95-8 | B-lymphoblasts | Cotton-top tamarin | $500.00/vial |
| BE(2)-M17 | Neuroblastoma | Human | $332.00/vial |
| CHO | Ovary epithelium | Hamster | $260.00/vial |
| ConA-B1-VICK | T-Lymphoblast | Chicken | $396.00/vial |
| COS-7 | Kidney fibroblast | Af G. monk | $260.00/vial |
| CV-1 | Kidney | African Gr Monkey | $260.00/vial |
| DPSO114/74 | Lung fibroblast | P Sq. monk | $300.00/vial |
| DU 145 | Prostate | Human | $260.00/vial |
| ETB | B lymphoblasts | Emperor Tamarin | $400.00/vial |
| FF1 | FKBP51 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Flp-In Jurkat cells | T lymphocytes | Human | $1163.00/vial |
| GH4C1 | Sommatomammotroph | Rat | $332.00/vial |
| GSML | B lymphoblasts | G Sq. monk | $316.00/vial |
| HEK293 | Embryo kidney | Human | $260.00/vial |
| HEK293-h51 | Embryonic kidney | Human | $400.00/vial |
| HEK293-sm51 | Embryonic kidney | Human | $400.00/vial |
| HeLa | Cervical cancer | Human | $431.00/vial |
| HepG2 | Liver cancer | Human | $255.00/vial |
| Hi51A | FKBP51 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Hi51B | FKBP51 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Hi51C | FKBP51 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Hi51E | FKBP51 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Hi52B | FKBP52 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Hi52C | FKBP52 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| Hi52C | FKBP52 Mab | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| HL | B-lymphoblasts | Human | $400.00/vial |
| HT-22 | Hippocampus | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| HT-29 | Colon cancer | Human | $260.00/vial |
| JAR | Choriocarcinoma | Human | $260.00/vial |
| JEG-3 | Choriocarcinoma | Human | $260.00/vial |
| JH-4 | Lung | Guinea Pig | $284.00/vial |
| Jurkat WT | T lymphocytes | Human | $260.00/vial |
| L929 | Connective tissue | Mouse | $260.00/vial |
| LbetaT2 | Gonadotroph | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| LCL-8664 | B-lymphoblasts | Rhesus monk | $332.00/vial |
| MCF7 | Breast cancer | Human | $260.00/vial |
| MDA PCa | Prostate cancer | Human | $260.00/vial |
| MLA-144 | T-lymphocytes | Gibbon | $400.00/vial |
| Nb2 | Lymphoma | Rat | $420.00/vial |
| NCTC 929 L cells | Connective tissue | Mouse | $260.00/vial |
| NIH3T3 | Embryo fibroblasts | Mouse | $260.00/vial |
| NRK49F | Kidney fibroblast | Rat | $260.00/vial |
| OMK | kidney | Owl monkey | $332.00/vial |
| OML | B lymphoblasts | Owl monkey | $396.00/vial |
| PC12 A12 | PC12 cell strain | Rat | $400.00/vial |
| PC12 A123.7 | PKA-deficient pheo | Rat | $400.00/vial |
| PC12 A126.1 | PKA-deficient pheo | Rat | $400.00/vial |
| PC12 A37 | PC12 cell strain | Rat | $400.00/vial |
| PC12 AB-11 | PKA-deficient pheo | Rat | $400.00/vial |
| PC12 WT | Pheo | Rat | $260.00/vial |
| PC-3 | Prostate cancer | Human | $260.00/vial |
| Rat2 | Fibroblast | Rat | $260.00/vial |
| SH-SY5Y | Bone; marrow; neuroblastoma | Human | $260.00/vial |
| SLB | B lymphoblasts | Silver Langur | $400.00/vial |
| SML | B lymphoblasts | B Sq. monk | $396.00/vial |
| SMS-KAN | Neuroblastoma | Human | $400.00/vial |
| SN56 | Cholinergic septal neuronal | Mouse | $400.00/vial |
| SQMK-FP | Kidney epithelial | B Sq. monk | $396.00/vial |
| SqMkLu/68 | Lung fibroblasts | B Sq. monk | $500.00/vial |
| T47-D | Breast cancer | Human | $260.00/vial |
| Wi-38 VA13 | Lung fibroblasts | Human | $260.00/vial |
| WT MEF | Fibroblasts | Mouse | $260.00/vial |
¹Cell lines are stored in liquid nitrogen and are provided in a vial. Cells have not been tested for mycoplasma. By buying a cell line, the user assumes the responsibility to perform a Mycoplasma test and is asked to report the results to the USA Health Biobank.
Histology Services
| Name | USA Rate | External Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Paraffin Histology | ||
| Special handling of fixed samples | $3.00/biospecimen | $6.00/biospecimen |
| Tissue processing and embedding | $3.00/biospecimen | $6.00/biospecimen |
| H&E stained slide (serial sections) | $5.00/slide | $10.00/slide |
|
Unstained slide/section: 1 to 5 slides |
$3.00/slide |
$6.00/slide $6.00/slide |
| Tissue curls for RNA/DNA extraction | $8.00/tube | $16.00/tube |
| Block re-cut/facing | $2.00/block | $4.00/block |
| Frozen Histology | ||
| O.C.T tissue embedding | $2.00/biospecimen | $10.00/biospecimen |
| H&E stained slide (serial sections) | $3.00/slide | $2.50/slide |
|
Unstained slide/section: 1 to 5 slides |
$4.00/slide |
$8.00/slide |
| Block re-cut/facing | $2.00/block | $4.00/block |
| Special non-routine mounting section/procedure | ||
| It includes but not limited to: Slides with more than one section per slide Creating matrix for Nanostring Creating matrix for microarrays. |
$2.00/slide | $4.00/slide |
| Sectioning per levels (from FFPE or O.C.T. blocks) | ||
| First level | $3.00/block | $6.00/block |
| Subsequent levels | $2.00/level/block | $4.00/level/block |
| Decalcification | $6.00/biospecimen | $12.00/biospecimen |
| Special stains | ||
| Periodic Acid-Schiff, Oil Red O, Picro Sirus Red, Luxol Fast Blue, Acid-Fast bacillus stain, Massons trichome, Bielschowski, Silver, VVG, Amyloid stain, Congo Red, etc. | ($25.00 + 2% kit cost) per slide up to 10 slides ($10.00 + 2% kit cost) per slide up to 25 slides |
($25.00 + 4% kit cost) per slide up to 10 slides ($10.00 + 4% kit cost) per slide up to 25 slides |
| Immunohistochemistry | ||
| Established protocol and validation (researcher provides primary Ab and positive/negative controls slides or FFPE block) | $18.00/slide | $36.00/slide |
| Antibody protocol development (up to 20 slides/Ab; researcher provides primary Ab and positive/negative controls slides or FFPE block) | $150.00/antibody | $250.00/antibody |
| Positive/Negative control | $20.00/slide | $40.00/slide |
| Slide box | ||
| 100-slide capacity | $30.00/box | $60.00 |
| 25-slide capacity | $20.00/box | $40.00 |
| 5-slide capacity | $5.00/box | $10.00 |
Molecular Services
| Name | USA Rate | External Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tissue homogenization (TissueLyser II) | $10.00 up to 5 samples $1.00 Additional samples |
$20.00 up to 5 samples $2.00 Additional samples |
| RNA Isolation | ||
| From frozen tissue | $15.00/sample | $30.00/sample |
| From FFPE section | $20.00/sample | $40.00/sample |
| DNA Isolation | ||
| From frozen tissue | $10.00/sample | $20.00/sample |
| From FFPE section | $15.00/sample | $30.00/sample |
| Quantitation | ||
| Microfluidic UV/VIS spectrophotometer (QIAxpert) | $4.00/sample | $8.00/sample |
| Integrity Assessment | ||
| Sensitive and high-resolution capillary electrophoresis (QIAxcel Advanced) | $3.00/sample | $6.00/sample |
Additional Services
| Activity | USA Rate | External Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Selecting and retrieval of FFPE blocks/slides from Pathology archive |
$5.00/case | $10.00/case |
| Patient chart review | $10.00/case | $20.00/case |
| Review and interpretation of slides by pathologist | $100.00/hour | $200.00/hour |
| Other technical surcharges (cost of consumables – when the Core initially absorb the cost, FedEx charge, cost for cell culture (time under the hood) |
$10.00/unit | $20.00/unit |
| Administrative assistance (IRB paperwork, pathology report searches, preparing documentation for biospecimen transfer service) |
$50.00/hour | $100.00/hour |