[Histonet] independent histology lab

[Brandon Edward Mills]

im semi-new to the whole histo-world, and i just have a quick question... 
are there any completely independent histology labs? not independent 
pathology labs with a histology lab branch or a few techs working within, 
but a truly independent "tech" lab, whether small mom&pop or a larger chain 
of labs. i hear a lot about histotechs being underpaid and underappreciated 
by pathologists, and it seems to me that someone would have branched away 
from the pathologist and created an independent tech lab that could possibly 
service a few larger patho labs and hospitals, and take advantage of 
economies of scale by doing so. any input?