Investigators using HCI Biorepository services are charged a nominal fee to partially cover operational and personnel costs to procure, process, store, and distribute biospecimens for cancer research. Fees are determined on a project-by-project basis.
Blood Request
| Blood Request | Bill Code | Biorepository Fee |
| Blood and Body Fluid Project Registration (Annual Fee per Project) |
PR | $30.00 |
| Blood Draw (includes consent) | BD | $12.00 |
| Blood (whole) | BLD | $6.00 |
| Blood Panel (Whole Blood + PL1 + BUF) | BLDP | $11.00 |
| Buccal Cells | BUC | $7.00 |
| Buffy Coat, Unficolled Viable | BUF | $11.00 |
| Cell Lines-Transformed (CTRC Fee) |
CL | $100/subject |
| Cell Lines-Regrowth (CTRC Fee) |
CLR | $50/subject |
| Cerebralspinal Fluid | CSF | $9.25 |
| CTRC DNA (CTRC Fee-$15/Subject + HCI Protocol + HF) |
DNA | $20 + $4.25 |
| CTRC Handling Fee (CTRC Transfers for DNA and Cell Lines) |
CHF | $4.75 |
| Consent Management | CM | $6.00 |
| Consent Patient | CP | $12.00 |
| Disbursement by Batch | DISB | $10.00 |
| Disbursement by Event | DIS | $10.00 |
| dsDNA Quantification by Picogreen® | PICO | $4.00 |
| Mononuclear Cells (MNC) -CPT/Ficoll, Viable | CEL | $28.25 |
| Nails | NLS | $6.00 |
| Paxgene RNA | PAXR | $8.25 |
| Plasma, Single Spin | PL1 | $9.00 |
| Plasma, Double Spin | PL2 | $10.00 |
| Saliva, Oragene | SAL | $12.25 |
| Serum | SER | $9.50 |
| Stool | STL | $6.00 |
| Storage, Batch | STO | $10.00 |
| Urine | URN | $6.00 |
Tissue Request
| Bill Code | Biorepository Fee | |
| Tissue Project Registration (Annual Fee per Project) |
PR | $30.00 |
| Consent Management | CM | $6.00 |
| Disbursement by Event | DIS | $10.00 |
| Histology Handling Fee | HF | Hourly Rate |
| Site to Biorepository | TIER 1 | $9.00 |
| OR to Path to Biorepository | TIER 2 | $27.00 |
| Focused Tissue Collection | TIER 3 | $42.50 |
| Tissue Partial Collection (Quantity Not Sufficient) |
TISSQ | $21.50 |
| Tissue Partial Collection (Coordination + Consent Only) |
TISS0 | $10.50 |
| itBioPath Searches and Reports | SR | Hourly Rate |
| Shipping | SHP | Courier Defines |
| Hourly Rate = $12.00 |
Contact Us
BMP Shared Resource Director
Chris Fillmore, PhD
Biorepository Director
Chris Fillmore, PhD
chris.fillmore@hci.utah.edu
801-213-5787
Molecular Diagnostics Director
Nieca Bronson, MS, MLS, ASCP(CM)
nieca.bronson@hci.utah.edu
801-587-4406
Research Histology Director
Meisha Loveless, HT (ASCP) CM
meisha.r.loveless@aruplab.com
801-213-6088
Governance
HCI Senior Director Oversight
Alana Welm, PhD
Medical Director
Eric Snyder, MD, PhD
Faculty Advisory Committee Members
Dan Albertson, MD
Nicola Camp, PhD
Howard Colman, MD, PhD
Randy Jensen, MD, PhD
Manish Kohli, MD
Charles Murtaugh, PhD
Douglas Sborov, MD, MS