[Histonet] Bio banking ?

[O'Donnell, Bill]

OK, our institution has embraced the idea of bio banking, but we do not have one on site. We have a person who consents the patient, delivers the specimen to the lab, puts the tissue in cassettes that she provides. We in histology will embed, cut one slide per block, stain and hold the slides and blocks for this person to pick up.

There has been some miscommunication. I thought we were getting paid by the bio bank firm to do this, the bio bank person also assumed we were being paid - but we have not been.

The bio bank firm agrees that a fee should be paid us - but we have no idea what to charge. We want it to be a reasonable transaction between us.

Is anyone else charging for this service? If so, what do you charge per block or per case?

Any help would be appreciated!


William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC
Senior Histologist
Good Samaritan Hospital
10 East 31st Street
Kearney, NE 68847
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