Imaging Rates
The following rates are effective through June 30, 2013. Non-Cedars users are charged a 65% Facilities and Administration fee in addition to the rates below. Please contact the Operations Manager when planning the budget a new study or for any questions.
| Modality/Service | NIH
Non-Profit
Internal | Industry Sponsored | Notes |
| Scanner Fees |
| 3T MRI | $600/hour | $1200/hour | - Includes machine time and licensed MRI technologist
- Assessed for the total time the 3T MRI scanner room is used or scheduled, whichever is greater
- Billed in 15-min increments after a 1-hour minimum
|
| 9.4T MRI | $150/hour | $300/hour | - Includes machine time and staff support
- Billed in 15-minute increments after a 1-hour minimum
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| MicroPET/SPECT/CT | $150/hour | $300/hour | - Includes machine time and licensed nuclear technologist
- Radioisotopes are charged separately; FDG standard dose is $200, but may vary
- Billed in 15-minute increments after a 1-hour minimum
|
| MicroCT | $140/hour | $280/hour | - Includes machine time and staff support
- Billed in 15-minute increments after a 30-minute minimum
|
Optical Imaging
- Maestro
- IVIS Spectrum
- IVIS Limina XR |
$85/hour
$90/hour
$90/hour |
$170/hour
$180/hour
$180/hour | - Includes machine time and staff support
- Billed in 15-minute increments after a 30-minute minimum
|
| Nikon Eclipse Ti Microscope | $30/hour | $60/hour | - Billed in 30-minute increments
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| Other Fees |
| Large Animal Anesthesia Monitoring | $50/hour | $100/hour | - Includes anesthesia and vitals monitoring during imaging, equipment and room testing and setup, receiving/sending animal
- Billed for actual time used
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| Research Nurse | $50/hour | $100/hour | - Applies to human studies requesting nurse support for extra procedures e.g. stress tests, ECG's, etc
- Billed for actual time used
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| Contrast (Gadolinium) | $2.50/mL | $5/mL | - Billed in 10mL increments
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| Data Management | $50/hour | $100/hour | - A single copy of study images on CD/DVD, with or without viewing software, is provided at no additional cost. Any additional data management, including additional copies, clinical trial paperwork, etc, is billed in 1-hour increments after a 1-hr minimum
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| Incidental Finding Report | $40 each | $60 each | - Applies to all human studies
- A radiologist will review images and report presence or absence of incidental findings
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Last reviewed: 3/12/13
Last updated: 3/12/13
