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

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

Anatomical Pathology Professional Fees Requisition Form (PDF)