Rates
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.
Providing 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.
The University’s Enterprise Financial Planning & 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..
ULAM Husbandry Per-Diem Rates
DESCRIPTION
UNIT
RATE
EFFECTIVE
Mice – Ventilated
per cage
$ 1.03
01/01/2024
Mice – Static
per cage
$ 1.22
01/01/2024
Mice – Large
per cage
$ 1.98
01/01/2024
Mice – Breeding Colony Vented
per cage
$ 2.06
01/01/2024
Mice – Breeding Colony Static
per cage
$ 2.33
01/01/2024
Mice – Nude/C. Bovis Free
per cage
$ 1.34
01/01/2024
Rat – Ventilated
per cage
$ 1.64
01/01/2024
Rat – Static
per cage
$ 2.17
01/01/2024
Rat – Breeding Colony
per cage
$ 2.43
01/01/2024
Biocontainment Mice
per cage
$ 1.95
01/01/2024
Biocontainment Rat
per cage
$ 3.48
01/01/2024
Biocontainment Nude/SCID
per cage
$ 2.88
01/01/2024
Spiny Mouse
per cage
$ 1.11
01/01/2024
Guinea Pig – Cage
per cage
$ 3.79
01/01/2024
Guinea Pig – Drawer
per cage
$ 5.19
01/01/2024
Gecko
per cage
$ 1.85
01/01/2024
Tree Shrew
per animal
$ 2.63
01/01/2024
Primate
per animal
$ 28.62
01/01/2024
Dog
per animal
$ 20.85
01/01/2024
Cat
per animal
$ 17.00
01/01/2024
Chicken
per animal
$ 6.20
01/01/2024
Rabbit
per animal
$ 5.56
01/01/2024
Pig
per animal
$ 17.39
01/01/2024
Sheep
per animal
$ 22.65
01/01/2024
Sheep – SRF
per animal
$ 9.09
01/01/2024
Sheep – SRF Group
per animal
$ 12.71
01/01/2024
Calf
per animal
$ 18.25
01/01/2024
Zebrafish – Small
per tank
$ 0.45
07/01/2023
Zebrafish – Large
per tank
$ 0.77
07/01/2023
Frog
per tank
$ 0.60
07/01/2023
Frog – Small
per tank
$ 2.40
07/01/2023
Frog – Medium
per tank
$ 4.37
07/01/2023
Frog – Large
per tank
$ 5.30
07/01/2023
ULAM 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.
Additional 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, 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 [email protected] or (734) 936-1037.
ULAM Veterinary Technician Labor Rates
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.
ULAM Truck Rates
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
ULAM Pathology Core – Necropsy Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
EFFECTIVE
Tissue Preparation
Trim/Cassette (Paraffin or OCT)
$ 12.71
07/01/2023
Decalcification (tissue in cassette)
$ 11.00
07/01/2023
Decalcification (larger tissue)
$ 15.84
07/01/2023
Necropsy
Fixed Animal Necropsy
$ 86.48
07/01/2023
Small Animal Necropsy
$ 79.38
07/01/2023
Medium Animal Necropsy
$ 166.32
07/01/2023
Large Animal Necropsy
$ 354.82
07/01/2023
Large Animal Biohazard Necropsy
$ 468.47
07/01/2023
Necropsy Technician Labor/Hour Regular
$ 60.00
07/01/2023
Necropsy Technician Labor/Hour Overtime
$ 90.00
07/01/2023
Special considerations apply for projects with internal Medical School funding or to Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Consortium members; please inquire.
ULAM Pathology Core – Histology Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
EFFECTIVE
Standard Histology Procedures
Paraffin Processing & Embedding
$ 6.34
07/01/2023
Paraffin Unstained Slides (Specials or IHC)
$ 6.00
07/01/2023
Paraffin H&E Slide Simple^^ (section & stain)
$ 8.00
07/01/2023
Paraffin H&E Slide Complex++ (section & stain)
$ 12.00
07/01/2023
H&E Stain only (slide provided by PI)
$ 5.62
07/01/2023
Frozen H&E Slide (section & stain)
$ 15.48
07/01/2023
Frozen Unstained Slide (return unstained)
$ 14.08
07/01/2023
Frozen Unstained Slide (Specials or IHC)
$ 14.08
07/01/2023
Paraffin Unstained Slide Simple^^ (return unstained)
$ 6.00
07/01/2023
Paraffin Unstained Slide Complex++ (return unstained)
$ 9.00
07/01/2023
Histology Technician Labor/Hour Regular
$ 60.00
07/01/2023
Histology Technician Labor/Hour Overtime
$ 90.00
07/01/2023
Cryostat (self-service)/Hour
$ 11.50
07/01/2023
^^Simple: visceral organs (kidney, liver, etc.), up to two sections per slide, skin, or GI (non-step, non-serial)
++Complex: step sections, serial sections (>2), >2 of any tissue per slide, bone sections, non-rodent brain sections, specialized tissue targets (cardiac valve leaflets, etc.)
Immunohistochemistry Stains
IHC aSMA
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC CD45R-B220
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC CD3
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC CD4
$ 48.50
07/01/2023
IHC CD8a
$ 48.50
07/01/2023
IHC CD20
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC CD31
$ 48.50
07/01/2023
IHC Cleaved Caspase-3
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC F4/80
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC GFP
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC Ki67
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC Ly-6G
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC Lyve-1
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC Mac2
$ 42.38
07/01/2023
IHC Von Willebrand Factor
$ 48.50
07/01/2023
IHC Negative Control
$ 44.83
07/01/2023
IHC Stain, Paraffin, Other (antibody provided by PI)
$ 44.83
07/01/2023
IHC Stain, New Antibody Optimization Slide
$ 52.18
07/01/2023
IHC Stain, Frozen, Other (antibody provided by PI)
$ 50.95
07/01/2023
Special Histochemical Stains
Special Stain Gram
$ 49.25
07/01/2023
Special Stain Luxol Fast Blue (LFB)
$ 49.25
07/01/2023
Special Stain Masson Trichrome (MTC)
$ 20.00
07/01/2023
Special Stain Masson Trichrome Verhoeff (MTCV)
$ 28.15
07/01/2023
Special Stain Other
$ 42.22
07/01/2023
Special Stain Picrosirius Red (PSR)
$ 28.15
07/01/2023
Special Stain Prussian Blue
$ 42.22
07/01/2023
Special Stain Toluidine Blue
$ 28.15
07/01/2023
Special Stain Verhoeff Van Gieson (VVG)
$ 49.25
07/01/2023
Special Stain Alcian Blue (AB)
$ 28.15
07/01/2023
Special Stain Alcian Blue PAS (AB-PAS)
$ 49.25
07/01/2023
Special Stain Alizarin Red
$ 42.22
07/01/2023
Special Stain Congo Red
$ 42.22
07/01/2023
Special Stain Luxol Fast Blue PAS (LFB-PAS)
$ 49.25
07/01/2023
Special Stain Oil Red O (ORO)
$ 42.83
07/01/2023
Special Stain Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS)
$ 28.15
07/01/2023
Special Stain Ziehl Neelson
$ 49.25
07/01/2023
Special considerations apply for projects with internal Medical School funding or to Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Consortium members; please inquire.
ULAM Pathology Core – Clinical Pathology, Hematology, Chemistry, Diagnostic Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
EFFECTIVE
Serum Chemistry
1 Chemistry Only/Animal
$ 26.48
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 2 Chemistries/Animal
$ 43.04
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 3 Chemistries/Animal
$ 54.61
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 4 Chemistries/Animal
$ 63.68
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 5 Chemistries/Animal
$ 72.23
07/01/2023
Add-on (to panel), One Chemistry
$ 7.58
07/01/2023
Full Chemistry Panel
$ 74.78
07/01/2023
Electrolytes
$ 25.63
07/01/2023
Mini Chem Panel
$ 54.66
07/01/2023
Mini Liver Panel
$ 30.60
07/01/2023
Pig Full Chemistry Panel
$ 80.08
07/01/2023
Liver Panel
$ 53.99
07/01/2023
Renal Panel
$ 38.95
07/01/2023
Hematology
Complete Blood Count (CBC) w/ Auto Differential
$ 28.48
07/01/2023
Blood Smear (prep only)
$ 14.39
07/01/2023
Manual (WBC) Differential
$ 40.68
07/01/2023
Reticulocyte Count
$ 41.14
07/01/2023
Hematocrit, Spun
$ 19.78
07/01/2023
PT/PTT
$ 75.76
07/01/2023
Other Clinical Pathology
Total Protein, Refractometer
$ 23.10
07/01/2023
Urinalysis, Complete
$ 48.26
07/01/2023
Urinalysis, Routine
$ 46.91
07/01/2023
Fecal Flotation
$ 43.22
07/01/2023
Animal Clinical Pathology Laboratory Technician Labor/Hour Regular
$ 60.00
07/01/2023
Animal Clinical Pathology Laboratory Technician Labor/Hour Overtime
$ 90.00
07/01/2023
Laboratory Sendout Processing Fee
$ 28.41
07/01/2023
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.
ULAM Pathology Core – Aperio® Digital Slide Scanning Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
EFFECTIVE
Digital slide scan, Technician Labor/Hour Regular
$ 60.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, Technician Labor/ Hour Overtime
$ 90.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, 20x, batch >50 slides, each
$ 8.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, 20x, batch 20-50 slides, each
$ 10.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, 20x, <20 slides, each
$ 12.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, 40x, batch >50 slides, each
$ 9.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, 40x, batch 20-50 slides, each
$ 11.00
07/01/2023
Digital slide scan, 40x, <20 slides, each
$ 13.00
07/01/2023
ULAM Pathology Core – Pathologist Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
EFFECTIVE
ULAM Pathology Core Pathologist Hourly Rate
$ 250.00
07/01/2023
For more information about ULAM Pathology Core technician fees, please see the ULAM Pathology Core tab above.
ULAM Pathology Core – Animal Clinical Pathology Laboratory Testing Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
EFFECTIVE
1 Chemistry Only/ Animal
$ 26.48
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 2 Chemistries/Animal
$ 43.04
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 3 Chemistries/Animal
$ 54.61
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 4 Chemistries/Animal
$ 63.68
07/01/2023
Custom Panel, 5 Chemistries/Animal
$ 72.23
07/01/2023
Add-on (to panel), One Chemistry
$ 7.58
07/01/2023
Animal Clinical Pathology Laboratory Technician Labor/Hour Regular
$ 60.00
07/01/2023
Animal Clinical Pathology Laboratory Technician Labor/Hour Overtime
$ 90.00
07/01/2023
ADS – C. Difficile ELISA
$ 85.51
07/01/2023
ADS – C. Perfringens ELISA
$ 65.62
07/01/2023
ADS – Clostridia ELISA
$ 111.34
07/01/2023
ADS – Fecal Culture
$ 63.63
07/01/2023
ADS – General Culture
$ 79.53
07/01/2023
ADS PCR for SRV
$ 169.02
07/01/2023
ADS – Urine Culture
$ 71.57
07/01/2023
ADS – Urine Culture & Susceptibility
$ 71.57
07/01/2023
Anaerobic Culture
$ 52.48
07/01/2023
Blood Culture & Susceptibility
$ 117.38
07/01/2023
Blood Smear (prep only)
$ 14.39
07/01/2023
Complete Blood Count (CBC) w/ Auto Differential
$ 28.48
07/01/2023
Direct Smear for Parasites
$ 32.84
07/01/2023
Ectoparasite Exam, Microscopic
$ 13.18
07/01/2023
Electrolytes
$ 25.63
07/01/2023
Fecal Culture & Susceptibility
$ 104.65
07/01/2023
Fecal Flotation
$ 43.22
07/01/2023
Full Chemistry Panel
$ 74.78
07/01/2023
Fungal Culture
$ 62.11
07/01/2023
General Culture & Susceptibility
$ 91.96
07/01/2023
Hematocrit, Spun
$ 19.78
07/01/2023
Herpes B Cell Culture, Virology
$ 292.63
07/01/2023
Herpes B Serology – Antibody
$ 156.07
07/01/2023
Insulated Sample Transport Box
$ 30.25
07/01/2023
Laboratory Sendout Processing Fee
$ 28.41
07/01/2023
Liver Panel
$ 53.99
07/01/2023
Manual (WBC) Differential
$ 40.68
07/01/2023
McMasters Fecal Exam
$ 26.02
07/01/2023
Mini Chem Panel
$ 54.66
07/01/2023
Mini Liver Panel
$ 30.60
07/01/2023
Pig Full Chemistry Panel
$ 80.08
07/01/2023
PT/PTT
$ 75.76
07/01/2023
Renal Panel
$ 38.95
07/01/2023
Reticulocyte Count
$ 41.14
07/01/2023
Room Temp Sample Transport Box
$ 14.61
07/01/2023
Total Protein, Refractometer
$ 23.10
07/01/2023
Urinalysis, Complete
$ 48.26
07/01/2023
Urinalysis, Routine
$ 46.91
07/01/2023
Verify Ampule (autoclave control)
$ 22.91
07/01/2023
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.
ULAM Technical Services Technician Hourly Rates
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)
$ 85.45
07/01/2023
C57Bl/6 Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 115.81
07/01/2023
Swiss-Webster Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 73.78
07/01/2023
Swiss-Webster Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 81.21
07/01/2023
IL-10KO Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 85.45
07/01/2023
IL-10KO Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 115.81
07/01/2023
Rag1/KO Germ-Free Mice < 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 85.45
07/01/2023
Rag1/KO Germ-Free Mice > 8 weeks (per animal)
$ 115.81
07/01/2023
Germ-Free Rates
5-pack fecal kit
$ 22.47
07/01/2023
10-pack fecal kit
$ 24.50
07/01/2023
5-pack serum submandibular collection kit
$ 23.98
07/01/2023
10-pack serum submandibular collection kit
Discontinued
07/01/2023
5-pack whole blood submandibular collection kit
$ 25.00
07/01/2023
10-pack whole blood submandibular collection kit
$ 30.87
07/01/2023
Injection kit
$ 21.68
07/01/2023
Germ-Free per-diem (per cage/day)
$ 5.59
07/01/2023
Germ-Free shipper
Discontinued
07/01/2023
Gas sterilization – small
$ 26.97
07/01/2023
Gas sterilization – medium
$ 23.26
07/01/2023
Gas sterilization – large
$ 31.87
07/01/2023
Sterile mouse box transport kit
$ 25.04
07/01/2023
Oral gavage w/ feeding needle kit
$ 29.29
07/01/2023
Port entry/exit
$ 27.62
07/01/2023
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 [email protected] or call (734) 764-0224 for more information. Voicemail inquiries will be returned as soon as possible.
Animal Surgery Operating Room Rates
DESCRIPTION
RATE
UNIT
EFFECTIVE
Room Rate
$ 42.08
per hour
07/01/2023
Daily Room Rate
$ 420.75
per day
07/01/2023
Tech Time Hourly Rate
$ 60.00
per hour
07/01/2023
Cancellation Fee
$ 70.13
per cancellation
07/01/2023
No Show Fee
$ 105.19
per no show
07/01/2023
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).
Anesthetic Machine Servicing, Certification & Rental Rates
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
$ 136.00
08/03/2023
Anesthetic delivery system and vaporizer with breathing circuit and sodasorb canister
$ 270.00
08/03/2023
Minor repairs performed at the time of inspection
Varies
08/03/2023
Non-compact rodent machines such as surgivet (multiple stations)
$ 172.00
08/03/2023
Loaner vaporizer while one is being repaired
$ 90.00
08/03/2023
Vaporizer calibration and major repair (must be done offsite)
$ 325.00 – $ 500.00
08/03/2023
Service charge for Vetamac to come to campus
$ 218.00 per day. Charge is divided by number of labs requesting service. Usually ~ $ 15.00 – $ 25.00 per lab
08/03/2023
*Rates subject to change.
References and Resources
Questions?
For additional rates information or billing-related questions, please contact the ULAM Business Office at [email protected] or (734) 764-0277.