Department of Comparative Medicine

Rates 2024-25

View the 2024-25 rates for Internal, affiliate, non-profit and for-profit categories in a single PDF here.

Review the 5-year rate projection downloadable PDF.

Animal Services and Rates

Category Service Description Rate
A. Animals Direct Vendor Purchases Passthrough costs, directly charged to investigators without additional fees. $0.00 (Vendor Invoice Per Line Item)
B. Per Diem (Animal Maintenance, Centralized Facilities) Mice (Standard) 1 – 5 mice per shoebox cage Refer to PDF
Rats (Standard) 1 – 3 rats per shoebox cage (depending on weight) Refer to PDF
Other Animals Charged individually unless noted Refer to PDF
C. Per Diem (Animal Health Maintenance, Decentralized Facilities) Aquatics Fish, frogs, or salamanders Refer to PDF
D. Veterinary/Research Services Vet Tech Consulting (Non-Clinical) Consultation services (non-clinical) $54.76/hr
Clinical Vet Tech Assistance 30-minute minimum, includes technician salary & benefits, and standard charge for materials $93.42/hr
Veterinary Consulting (Non-Clinical) Consultation services (non-clinical) $136.85/hr
Clinical Veterinarian Clinical services provided by a veterinarian $178.70/hr
Processing Fees Initial health screening and identification upon facility entrance Charged via Clinical Vet Tech or Animal Tech Assist.
Animal Tech Assist. Includes ferrets, frogs, rabbits, and chick/brooders $54.75/hr
Clinical Vet Tech Includes pigs, dogs, sheep, and cats $93.42/hr
Surgery Station & Tech (Induction to Recovery) Includes basic pack, anesthesia, one CAS Vet Tech, and animal prep $165.89/hr
Surgery Station Only 30-minute minimum, includes basic pack and anesthesia machine $80.87/hr
Surgery Tech – Anesthesia/Prep & Post-Op Care Anesthesia, prep, and post-op care services $93.52/hr
Surgery Veterinarian Anesthesia Anesthesia services provided by a veterinarian $174.28/hr
Facility Prep/Clean Up & Surgery Tech – Pre-Surgical Prep Rates Facility prep and clean-up services $54.57/hr
E. Miscellaneous Animal Resource Assistance Animal tech salary plus benefits; 30-minute minimum $54.75/hr
Health Certificate Certificate and vet admin fee $111.30/ea
Transportation Services Driver salary plus benefits and vehicle expense; 30-minute minimum $67.00/hr
Supplies Actual vendor price (cost of item, sales tax, freight) plus labor fee Cost + Labor
Anesthetic Machine Rental Equipment rental for anesthesia $16.26/hr
F. Rodent Health & Biological Monitoring Import With Quarantine Importation services including quarantine $364.93/ea
Import Without Quarantine Importation services without quarantine $118.12/ea
Aquatic Animal Importation (Non-Approved Vendors) Intensive labor for select researchers utilizing aquatic animal models Non-clinical veterinary consulting charged at established rates
G. Clinical and Comparative Pathology Laboratory Necropsy & UWVDL Histology Tests, consultations, and fee schedules Contact Kerrie Allen: 206-685-3040, kallen2@uw.edu
H. Other Recharge Center Services Provided by DCM Transgenic & In Vivo Services Colony management and experimental testing for research labs Refer to PDF
Gnotobiotic Services Comprehensive gnotobiotic services Refer to PDF
BSL3 & ABSL3 Services BSL3 & ABSL3 services on SLU 7th floor Contact: slu_bsl3_absl3_management@uw.edu
Histology and Imaging Core Services (HIC) Histology and imaging services Refer to PDF

*NOTE: External rates include applicable surcharges and institutional overhead. For detailed rate information, please refer to the Rates pdf linked above.