Rates

Small pink zebrafish swim in petri dishProviding veterinary care to all animals used at the University of Michigan, the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) offers the entire U-M community economical, efficient, and specialized services that promote scientific advancements while upholding the highest animal welfare standards.

ULAM's shared services, equipment, resources, and expertise are provided on a fee-for-service basis (usually in the form of a recharge rate).

Fees are billed monthly to departmental and/or investigator accounts, and are often associated with the purchase of animals and supplies, daily care of animals, technical assistance, and specialized research support services.

Per-diem rates for animal care, or direct charges for personnel costs and supplies, are based on the cost analysis and recovery procedures outlined in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Research Facilities.

The University’s Financial Analysis Office reviews and approves rates on an annual basis.

Rates for animal husbandry care include items such as purchase of animals and supplies, daily care of animals, and technical assistance.

Per-diem rates for animal care, or direct charges for personnel costs and supplies, are based on the cost analysis and recovery procedures outlined in the NIH’s Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Research Facilities.

Husbandry Per-Diem Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Mice – Breeding Colony Vented $  1.90 01/01/2023
Mice – Nude $  1.27 01/01/2023
Mice – Small $  1.11 01/01/2023
Mice – Ventilated $  0.94 01/01/2023
Mice – Breeding Colony $  2.33 01/01/2023
Rat – Nude $  3.39 01/01/2023
Rat – Small $  1.97 01/01/2023
Rat – Ventilated $  1.74 01/01/2023
Rat – Breeding Colony $  2.43 01/01/2023
Biocontainment Nude/SCID $  2.88 01/01/2023
Biocontainment Rodent #1 $  1.77 01/01/2023
Biocontainment Rodent #3 $  3.16 01/01/2023
Biocontainment Guinea Pig $  3.97 01/01/2023
Hamster, #3 $  1.96 01/01/2023
Guinea Pig, #3 $  3.58 01/01/2023
Guinea Pig, #6 $  4.90 01/01/2023
Vole $  1.74 01/01/2023
NHP – Baboon $  25.01 01/01/2023
NHP – Macaque $  28.21 01/01/2023
Dog $  20.85 01/01/2023
Dog – Group $  10.49 01/01/2023
Cat $  15.45 01/01/2023
Chicken $  5.85 01/01/2023
Biocontainment – Chicken $  5.85 01/01/2023
Rabbit $  5.05 01/01/2023
Pig $  17.39 01/01/2023
Sheep (campus) $  20.59 01/01/2023
Sheep (SRF) $  9.09 01/01/2023
Sheep – Group (SRF) $  12.71 01/01/2023
Calf $  18.25 01/01/2023

Husbandry Hourly Labor Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Husbandry Technician Labor Rate/Hour $  38.88 01/01/2023
Husbandry Technician Labor Rate/Hour Overtime $  58.32 01/01/2023

Containment Housing Service Charges

Service charges are added to standard animal husbandry per-diem rates for each day that any animal has entered into containment housing without an established biocontainment per-diem rate. Containment charges will appear as separate service charges on your Statement of Charges.

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Small Cage Containment Charge
(rodents, guinea pigs)
$  0.98/day 01/01/2023
Large Pen Containment Charge
(pigs, sheep, dogs, rabbits, calves, etc.)
$  4.10/day 01/01/2023

 

Example of how service charges will appear:

Large Animal Containment – Calf Per-Diem Rate $ 18.25
Large Pen Containment Service Charge $ 4.10
TOTAL DAILY COST: $ 22.35

Members of the veterinary technician team are available seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Special support services can be arranged by contacting the ULAM Veterinary Technician Team at ulam-vet-tech@umich.edu or (734) 936-1037.

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Veterinary Technician Labor Rate/Hour $  59.13 01/01/2023
Veterinary Technician Labor Rate/Hour Overtime $  88.70 01/01/2023
Gas Anesthesia Machine Rental $  36.21 01/01/2023
Gas Anesthesia Machine Rental – Overnight $  18.11 01/01/2023
Surgical Pack $  10.00 01/01/2019
Film Sheet Xray - Large $  4.13 01/01/2019
Film Sheet Xray - Medium $  2.68 01/01/2019
Film Sheet Xray - Small $  1.37 01/01/2019
Digital Xray $  1.00 01/01/2023

Study teams are charged for truck driver labor (hourly, in 15-minute increments) and mileage for ULAM trucking services. Visit the Transporting Animals page for more information about how to arrange transportation services. 

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
ULAM Truck Labor Rate/Hour $  33.68 01/01/2023
ULAM Truck Labor Rate/Hour Overtime $  50.52 01/01/2023
ULAM Truck Mileage/Per Mile $  2.90 01/01/2023

IVAC Necropsy Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Tissue Preparation
Trim/Cassette (Paraffin or OCT) $  12.10 07/01/2022
Decalcification (tissue in cassette) $  10.48 07/01/2022
Decalcification (larger tissue) $  14.40 07/01/2022
 
Necropsy
Fixed Animal Necropsy $  78.62 07/01/2022
Small Animal Necropsy $  75.60 07/01/2022
Medium Animal Necropsy $  151.20 07/01/2022
Large Animal Necropsy $  322.56 07/01/2022
Large Animal Biohazard Necropsy $  425.88 07/01/2022
Necropsy Technician Labor/Hour Regular $  60.00 07/01/2022
Necropsy Technician Labor/Hour Overtime $  90.00 07/01/2022

 

Special considerations apply for projects with internal Medical School funding or to Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Consortium members; please inquire.

IVAC Histology Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Standard Histology Procedures
Paraffin H&E Slide (section & stain) $  9.18 09/01/2022
Paraffin Processing & Embedding $  5.51 09/01/2022
Paraffin Unstained Slides (returned unstained) $  6.12 09/01/2022
Paraffin Unstained Slides (for IVAC to stain, Specials or IHC) $  6.12 09/01/2022
H&E Stain only (slide provided by PI) $  4.89 09/01/2022
Frozen H&E Slide (section & stain) $  13.46 09/01/2022
Frozen Unstained Slide (returned unstained) $  12.24 09/01/2022
Frozen Unstained Slide (for IVAC to stain, Specials or IHC) $  12.24 09/01/2022
Histology Technician Labor/Hour Regular $  60.00 09/01/2022
Histology Technician Labor/Hour Overtime $  90.00 09/01/2022
Cryostat (self-service)/Hour $  10.00 09/01/2022
 
Immunohistochemistry Stains
IHC aSMA $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC CD45R-B220 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC CD3 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC CD4 $  46.50 09/01/2022
IHC CD8a $  46.50 09/01/2022
IHC CD20 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC CD31 $  46.50 09/01/2022
IHC Cleaved Caspase-3 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC F4/80 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC GFP $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC Ki67 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC Ly-6G $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC Lyve-1 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC Mac2 $  40.38 09/01/2022
IHC Von Willebrand Factor $  46.50 09/01/2022
IHC Negative Control $  42.83 09/01/2022
IHC Stain, Paraffin, Other (antibody provided by PI) $  42.83 09/01/2022
IHC Stain, New Antibody Optimization Slide $  50.18 09/01/2022
IHC Stain, Frozen, Other (antibody provided by PI) $  48.95 09/01/2022
 
Special Histochemical Stains
Special Stain Gram $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Luxol Fast Blue (LFB) $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Masson Trichrome (MTC) $  24.48 09/01/2022
Special Stain Other $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Picrosirius Red (PSR) $  24.48 09/01/2022
Special Stain Prussian Blue $  36.71 09/01/2022
Special Stain Toluidine Blue $  24.48 09/01/2022
Special Stain Verhoeff Van Gieson (VVG) $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Alcian Blue (AB) $  24.48 09/01/2022
Special Stain Alcian Blue PAS (AB-PAS) $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Alizarin Red $  36.71 09/01/2022
Special Stain Congo Red $  36.71 09/01/2022
Special Stain Luxol Fast Blue PAS (LFB-PAS) $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Oil Red O (ORO) $  42.83 09/01/2022
Special Stain Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) $  24.48 09/01/2022
Special Stain Ziehl Neelson $  42.83 09/01/2022

 

Special considerations apply for projects with internal Medical School funding or to Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Consortium members; please inquire.

IVAC Clinical Pathology: Hematology, Chemistry, Diagnostic Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Serum Chemistry
1 Chemistry Only/Animal $  24.75 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 2 Chemistries/Animal $  40.22 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 3 Chemistries/Animal $  51.04 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 4 Chemistries/Animal $  59.51 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 5 Chemistries/Animal $  67.50 07/01/2022
Add-on (to panel), One Chemistry $  7.08 07/01/2022
Full Chemistry Panel $  69.89 07/01/2022
Electrolytes $  23.95 07/01/2022
Mini Chem Panel $  51.08 07/01/2022
Mini Liver Panel $  28.60 07/01/2022
Pig Full Chemistry Panel $  74.84 07/01/2022
Liver Panel $  50.46 07/01/2022
Renal Panel $  36.40 07/01/2022
 
Hematology
Complete Blood Count (CBC) w/ Auto Differential $  26.62 07/01/2022
Blood Smear (prep only) $  13.45 07/01/2022
Manual (WBC) Differential $  38.02 07/01/2022
Reticulocyte Count $  38.45 07/01/2022
Hematocrit, Spun $  18.49 07/01/2022
PT/PTT $  70.80 07/01/2022
 
Other Clinical Pathology
Total Protein, Refractometer $  21.59 07/01/2022
Urinalysis, Complete $  45.10 07/01/2022
Urinalysis, Routine $  43.84 07/01/2022
Fecal Flotation $  40.33 07/01/2022
ADL Technician Labor/Hour Regular $  60.00 07/01/2022
ADL Technician Labor/Hour Overtime $  90.00 07/01/2022
Laboratory Sendout Processing Fee $  26.55 07/01/2022
Microbial Culture please inquire
Animal Pathogen PCR (panels or single) please inquire

 

Special considerations apply for projects with internal Medical School funding or to Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Consortium members; please inquire.

The facilities are operated on a fee-for-service basis. Users are charged based on the amount of time technicians spend performing the services.

IVAC Aperio® Digital Slide Scanning Rates 

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Digital slide scan, Technician Labor/Hour Regular $  60.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, Technician Labor/Hour Overtime $  90.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, 20x, batch >50 slides, each $  8.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, 20x, batch 20-50 slides, each $  10.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, 20x, <20 slides, each $  12.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, 40x, batch >50 slides, each $  9.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, 40x, batch 20-50 slides, each $  11.00 07/01/2022
Digital slide scan, 40x, <20 slides, each $  13.00 07/01/2022

IVAC Pathologist Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
IVAC Pathologist Hourly Rate $  250.00 07/01/2022

For more information about IVAC technician fees, please see the In-Vivo Animal Core (IVAC) tab above.

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
1 Chemistry Only/Animal $  24.75 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 2 Chemistries/Animal $  40.22 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 3 Chemistries/Animal $  51.04 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 4 Chemistries/Animal $  59.51 07/01/2022
Custom Panel, 5 Chemistries/Animal $  67.50 07/01/2022
Add-on (to panel), One Chemistry $  7.08 07/01/2022
ADL Technician Labor/Hour Regular $  60.00 07/01/2022
ADL Technician Labor/Hour Overtime $  90.00 07/01/2022
ADS – C. Difficile ELISA $  79.92 07/01/2022
ADS – C. Perfringens ELISA $  61.33 07/01/2022
ADS – Clostridia ELISA $  104.06 07/01/2022
ADS – Fecal Culture $  59.47 07/01/2022
ADS – General Culture $  74.33 07/01/2022
ADS – PCR for SRV $  157.96 07/01/2022
ADS – Urine Culture $  66.89 07/01/2022
ADS – Urine Culture & Susceptibility $  66.89 07/01/2022
Anaerobic Culture $  49.05 07/01/2022
Blood Culture & Susceptibility $  109.70 07/01/2022
Blood Smear (prep only) $  13.45 07/01/2022
Complete Blood Count (CBC) w/ Auto Differential $  26.62 07/01/2022
Direct Smear for Parasites $  30.69 07/01/2022
Ectoparasite Exam, Microscopic $  12.32 07/01/2022
Electrolytes $  23.95 07/01/2022
Fecal Culture & Susceptibility $  97.80 07/01/2022
Fecal Flotation $  40.33 07/01/2022
Full Chemistry Panel $  69.89 07/01/2022
Fungal Culture $  58.05 07/01/2022
General Culture & Susceptibility $  85.94 07/01/2022
Hematocrit, Spun $  18.49 07/01/2022
Herpes B Cell Culture Virology $  273.49 07/01/2022
Herpes B Serology - Antibody $  145.86 07/01/2022
Insulated Sample Transport Box $  28.27 07/01/2022
Laboratory Sendout Processing Fee $  26.55 07/01/2022
Liver Panel $  50.46 07/01/2022
Manual (WBC) Differential $  38.02 07/01/2022
McMasters Fecal Exam $  24.32 07/01/2022
Mini Chem Panel $  51.08 07/01/2022
Mini Liver Panel $  28.60 07/01/2022
Pig Full Chemistry Panel $  74.84 07/01/2022
PT/PTT $  70.80 07/01/2022
Renal Panel $  36.40 07/01/2022
Reticulocyte Count $  38.45 07/01/2022
Room Temp Sample Transport Box $  13.65 07/01/2022
Total Protein, Refractometer $  21.59 07/01/2022
Urinalysis, Complete $  45.10 07/01/2022
Urinalysis, Routine $  43.84 07/01/2022
Verify Ampule (autoclave control) $  21.41 07/01/2022

Technical services and support provided by the ULAM Technical Services Team are billed on an hourly recharge basis. Applicable charges will be billed monthly after services have been completed.

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Technical Services Technician Labor/Hour Regular $  60.00 07/01/2022
Technical Services Technician Labor/Hour Overtime $  90.00 07/01/2022

Germ-Free Mouse Facility Rates

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
Animal Procurement Rates
C57Bl/6 Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal) $  74.30 07/01/2022
C57Bl/6 Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal) $  100.70 07/01/2022
Swiss-Webster Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal) $  64.16 07/01/2022
Swiss-Webster Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal) $  70.62 07/01/2022
IL-10KO Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal) $  74.30 07/01/2022
IL-10KO Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal) $  100.70 07/01/2022
Rag1/KO Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal) $  74.30 07/01/2022
Rag1/KO Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal) $  100.70 07/01/2022
 
Germ-Free Rates
5-pack fecal kit $  19.54 07/01/2022
10-pack fecal kit $  21.30 07/01/2022
5-pack serum submandibular collection kit $  20.85 07/01/2022
10-pack serum submandibular collection kit $  18.78 07/01/2022
5-pack whole blood submandibular collection kit $  21.74 07/01/2022
10-pack whole blood submandibular collection kit $  26.84 07/01/2022
Injection kit $  18.85 07/01/2022
Germ-Free per diem (per cage/day) $  5.59 07/01/2022
Germ-Free shipper $  822.20 07/01/2022
Gas sterilization – small $  23.45 07/01/2022
Gas sterilization – medium $  20.23 07/01/2022
Gas sterilization – large $  27.71 07/01/2022
Sterile mouse box transport kit $  21.77 07/01/2022
Oral gavage w/ feeding needle kit $  25.47 07/01/2022
Port entry/exit $  24.02 07/01/2022

The facilities are operated on a fee-for-service basis. Users are charged for all supplies, technical assistance, and equipment used. Complete estimates are available upon request.

Please contact ulam-asor@umich.edu or call (734) 764-0224 for more information. Voicemail inquiries will be returned as soon as possible.

DESCRIPTION RATE UNIT EFFECTIVE
Room Rate $  38.25 per hour 07/01/2022
Daily Room Rate $  382.50 per day 07/01/2022
Tech Time Hourly Rate $  60.00 per hour 07/01/2022
Cancellation Fee $  63.75 per cancellation 07/01/2022
No Show Fee $  95.63 per no show 07/01/2022

Unless otherwise requested, ULAM will process all charges incurred by labs that are associated with the ULAM Anesthetic Machine Inspection Program. With the exception of Veterinary Technician Labor, our vendor (Vetamac) sets all rates for anesthetic machine servicing and inspection(s).

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
ULAM Servicing, Certification, & Rental Rates  
Gas Anesthesia Machine Rental $  36.21 per day 01/01/2023
Gas Anesthesia Machine Rental – Overnight $  18.11 01/01/2023
Veterinary Technician Labor Rate – Anesthesia Machine Certification & Servicing  Varies depending on time spent on service, but usually ~ $30.00 per machine 01/01/2019
   
Vetamac Servicing, Certification, & Rental Rates  
Anesthetic delivery system and vaporizer with no sodasorb canister or breathing head. This includes a traditional, single station rodent anesthesia unit $  124.00 11/16/2021
Anesthetic delivery system and vaporizer with breathing circuit and sodasorb canister $  250.00 11/16/2021
Minor repairs performed at the time of inspection Varies 11/16/2021
Non-compact rodent machines such as surgivet
(multiple stations)
$  157.00 11/16/2021
Loaner vaporizer while one is being repaired $  90.00 11/16/2021
Vaporizer calibration and major repair (must be done offsite)  $  285.00 – $ 452.00 11/16/2021
Service charge for Vetamac to come to campus $  198.00 per day.
Charge is divided by number of labs requesting the service.
Usually ~ $15.00 – $ 25.00 per lab
10/26/2022

A small processing fee is applied to each non-controlled substances order submitted through ULAM.

DESCRIPTION RATE EFFECTIVE
ULAM Pharmacy Order Processing Fee $  6.00 07/01/2022

 

Rates subject to change.

Questions?

For additional rates information or billing-related questions, please contact the ULAM Business Office at ulam-billing@umich.edu or (734) 764-0277.