Routine Histopathology Services
MCP offers routine histology services for formalin-fixed, or paraffin embedded specimens. To schedule and request services, please contact Pat Wilcox directly.
Embedding, Sectioning, and Staining
Procedure or Material
Contact
Cost
Specimen
Additional H&E sildes (recuts)
Pat Wilcox
$1.20
Block
Cover Slipping (plastic tape)
Pat Wilcox
$1.00 for 1-10
Slides
Cover Slipping (Glass)
Pat Wilcox
$1.00
Slide
Decalcify (Formic acid or sodium citrate method)
Pat Wilcox
$3.75/wk or piece
Boney Tissue
Decalcify (other method)
Pat Wilcox
varies
Boney Tissue
Deparaffinize (from unstained slide)
Pat Wilcox
$0.70
Unstained Slide
Process Fixed Tissue (paraffin block only)
Pat Wilcox
$3.00
Tissue in Cassette
Process Fixed Tissue + Section (paraffin block + 1 H&E section)
Pat Wilcox
$5.70
Tissue in cassette
Recut H&E slides
Pat Wilcox
$1.20
Block
Serial Sectioning
Pat Wilcox
$5.70
Block
Slide Box (5 slide plastic mailer)
Pat Wilcox
$1.50
Slide Box (100 slides)
Pat Wilcox
$30.00
Slide Flat (20 slide cardboard flat)
Pat Wilcox
$5.00
Special Processing (re – embedding etc)
Pat Wilcox
From $3.00
Block
Special Stains (see below)
Pat Wilcox
varies (see below)
Block or Unstained Slide
Step Sectioning (cutting fee)
Pat Wilcox
from $4.00 for up to 5 per block
Block
Trimming Tissue (into cassettes)
Pat Wilcox
$2.00/cassette
Tissue in formalin
Unstained Sections (from previously embedded blocks; for IHC etc)
Pat Wilcox
$0.60
Block
Unstained Section on Charged Slide
(on Fisher Plus Slides “Chem mate”, Selane, poly-L-lysine coated for IHC)
Pat Wilcox
+$0.60 + $0.75
Block
Special stains & prices
Special Stains
Acid Fast Fite Farraco
$2.50
Acid Fast Ziehl-Neelsen
$2.50
Alcian Blue
$2.50
Alizarin Red
$2.00
Azure Eosin
$2.50
Congo Red
$2.50
Feulgen reaction
$3.00
Fontana Masson
$3.00
GMS Gomori Methenamine Silver (fungus)
$2.50
Gram
$2.00
Gremiliu Silver
$3.00
Halls Bilirubin
$2.00
LFB Luxol Fast Blue
$3.00
LFB/pas
$3.00
Melanin Bleach
$3.00
Mucicarmine
$3.00
Nissl
$2.00
PAS Periodic Acid Schiff
$2.00
PAS/Alcian Blue
$3.00
PAS/digestion
$2.50
PaMS PAS Methenamine Silver
$3.00
Pentachrome
$4.00
Perls Prussian Blue (iron)
$2.00
Picrosirius Red
$3.00
PTAH PhosphoTungstic Acid Hematoxylin
$2.00
Reticulin
$3.00
Rubeanic Acid Copper
$3.00
Sevier Munger
$3.00
Steiner Modified (Silver)
$3.00
Toluidine Blue
$2.00
Trichrome Masson’s
$2.50
Vogts cresyl echt violet
$2.00
Von-Kossa calcium
$3.00
VVG Verhoeff van Gieson
$2.50