Anatomical Pathology

Contact

Name: Charalambos Solomides, MD
Position: Director
Contact Number(s):

Contact

Name: Ray O'Neill
Position: Medical Tech
Contact Number(s):

Missions, Goals, Capabilities

The Anatomic Pathology Shared Facility in the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology provides a full array of histology services on paraffin embedded tissues and frozen tissue.  The facility welcomes collaboration and can also assist users in related experimental design.

Major Equipment

Instruments supporting the facility include the Ventana Benchmark Ultra, various microtomes, cryostats, stainers and tissue processors.

Services:

Services available include embedding, microtomy, routine staining, special histochemical staining, immunohistochemical staining, in situ hybridization and image analysis.  

Please drop all samples off at:
132 South 10th Street, Main Building, Suite 260 E

Paraffin Histology  
Processing Only $3.00
Embedding Only $5.00
Sectioning and H & E $4.00
Processing and Embedding $8.00
Cell Block $13.00
Processing, Embedding, Sectioning and H & E $12.00
Additional H & E Slide $4.00
1st Unstained Slide $3.00
Additional Unstained Slide $3.00
Pull Blocks $2.00
Frozen Section Histology  
Embedding, Cryosectioning and H & E $13.00
Embedding, Cryosectioning and Unstained Slide $10.00
Additional Cryostaining Unstained/H & E Slide $4.00
Special Staining  
Tier I (AFB, Fe, PAS, PAS/D, Gram, Alcian Blue) $10.00
Tier II (MT, VVG, Congo, Sirius, Steiner, Colloidal Fe) $13.00
Tier III-Ag Stains (GMS, PAMS, JMS, Bielchowski, Retic) $14.00
Immunohistochemistry  
Established Protocol -1' Ab provided by investigator $30.00
Established Protocol -1' Ab provided by Core Lab $40.00
Antibody Protocol Development-Antibody provided by investigator $175.00
ISH
$50.00
Dual ISH
$80.00
Preparation of TMA
 
TMA (Maximum 40 Cores)
$350.00
Image Analysis  
Set up new Algorithm $400.00
Cell counts $30.00
Morphometry $50.00
Scan $10.00
Slide Box $10.00

Anatomical Pathology Professional Services
CPT EQUIVALENT DESCRIPTION FEE
8830026 Level I – Surgical pathology, gross examination only $6.02
88300 Level I – Surgical pathology, gross examination only $32.59
8830226 Level II– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $8.87
88302 Level II– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $68.10
8830426 Level III– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $14.60
88304 Level III– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $85.99
8830526 Level IV– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $50.07
88305 Level IV– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $144.73
8830726 Level V– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $106.41
88307 Level V– Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $288.64
8830926 Level VI – Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $182.37
88309 Level VI – Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination $431.46
8831126 Decalcification $16.05
88311 Decalcification $24.91
8831226 Special Stain, Group I $35.43
88312 Special Stain, Group I $135.95
8831326 Special Stain, Group 2 $15.55
88313 Special Stain, Group 2 $93.54
88321 Consultation and report on referred slides $105.51
88321 Consultation and report on referred slides $117.66
8832326 Consultation and report on referred material $113.88
88323 Consultation and report on referred material $193.36
8833126 Frozen section(s) $80.08
88331 Frozen section(s) $122.05
8833226 Additional tissue block with frozen section(s) $39.30
88332 Additional tissue block with frozen section(s) $54.46
8833326 Touch prep, Squash prep), initial site $80.04
88333 Touch prep, Squash prep), initial site $125.06
8833426 Touch prep, Squash prep), initial site $47.88
88334 Touch prep, Squash prep), initial site $75.21
8834226 Immunohistochemistry (including tissue immunoperoxidase), each antibody $55.27
88342 Immunohistochemistry (including tissue immunoperoxidase), each antibody $135.77
8834626 Immunofluorescent study, each antibody; direct method $56.26
88346 Immunofluorescent study, each antibody; direct method $136.24
8834826 Electron microscopy; diagnostic $99.61
88348 Electron microscopy; diagnostic $864.49
8836026 Morphometric analysis; manual $72.78
88360 Morphometric analysis; manual $164.43
8836126 Morphometric analysis; computer assisted $79.53
88361 Morphometric analysis; computer assisted $210.85
8836226 Nerve teasing $142.94
88362 Nerve Teasing $359.62
8836526 In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), each probe $76.76
88365 In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), each probe $213.47
8836726 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semiquantitative), each probe; using computer-assisted technology $83.17
88367 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semiquantitative), each probe; using computer-assisted technology $331.25
8836826 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semiquantitative), each probe; manual $87.36
88368 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semiquantitative), each probe; manual $290.87
8838026 Microdissection; laser capture $103.72
88380 Microdissection; laser capture $270.49
8838126 Microdissection; manual $79.07
88381 Microdissection; manual $294.78

***Fees are determined by Jefferson Policy for research pricing***

Anatomical Pathology Professional Fees Requisition Form (PDF)