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 |