Routine Histopathology Services

MCP offers routine histology services for formalin-fixed, or paraffin embedded specimens.

Procedure or Material Contact Cost 2021 Specimen
Grossing/trimming S Lee CB From $2./block** Fixed tissues
Grossing/trimming (special projects) S Lee CB $50/hr Fixed tissues
Processing/embedding   $4/block Fixed/cassette
Processing/embedding/H&E   $6.50/block Fixed/cassette
RUSH H&E 24-48h   $10/block/ slide Fixed/cassette
Surface decal, Downy or other special handling S Lee CB From $.50/slide** Block
Additional H&E (or recuts)   $2.00 Block
Unstained Sections on charged slides* (for IHC etc)   $2.00 Block
Step/skip Sectioning to H&E or unstained slide   $6/block + $2/slide Block
Re embed   $2/block Block
Deparaffinize (unstained slide)   $1.00 Unstained Slide
Cover Slipping (Glass)   $1.00 Slide
Destain (+ remove coverslip)   $2.50 Slide
Decalcify (Formic acid or EDTA) S Lee CB $5/piece Boney Tissue
Decalcify (other method) S Lee CB varies Boney Tissue
Slide Box (5 slide plastic   $5 ($50 new)  
Slide Box (100 slides plastic)   $20 ($50 new)  
Slide Flat (20 slide)   $15 ($50 new)  

*            Super Frost+ OR provide your own

**          Additional special procedures to be charged at $50/hr + costs of any non standard supplies

 

SPECIAL STAINS  
1.       Acid Fast Ziehl-Neelsen $10
2.       Alcian Blue $10
3.       Congo Red $10
4.       Giemsa $10
5.       Gram – Brown Hopps $10
6.       PAS Periodic Acid Schiff $10
7.       Perls Prussian Blue (Ferric Fe+3 iron) $10
8.       Toluidine Blue $10
9.       Trichrome Masson’s (collagen) $10
10.   Von-Kossa (mineral/’calcium’) $10
11.   Halls Bilirubin $10
12.   Rubeanic Acid (Copper) $10
13.   Feulgen reaction (Nucleic acid) $15
14.   GMS Gomori Methenamine Silver (fungus) $15
15.   LFB/pas $15
16.   Mucicarmine $15
17.   PAS/Alcian Blue $15
18.   PTAH PhosphoTungstic Acid Hematoxylin $15
19.   Reticulin Stain Gomori  (silver) $15
20.   Steiner Modified (silver) $15
21.   Warthin Starry (silver) $15
CONTACT US re AVAILABILITY / COST  
22.   Alizarin Red  
23.   Acid Fast Fite Farraco  
24.   Fontana Masson (melanin)  
25.   Gremilius Silver  
26.   LFB Luxol Fast Blue  
27.   Melanin Bleach  
28.   Nissl  
29.   PAS/digestion  
30.   PaMS PAS Methenamine Silver  
31.   Pentachrome  
32.   Picrosirius Red  
33.   Sevier Munger  
34.   Vogts Cresyl Echt violet  
35.   VVG Verhoeff van Gieson