Tobacco and Carcinogen Biomarkers Recharge Rates | UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Clinical Pharmacology Tobacco Core Services and Rates

Rates Effective J07/01/26-06/30/27

Table titled "Services" with an approval effective date of July 1, 2026. Columns are Service Category, Service Description, Units, Internal Rates, and External Rates. All rates are per sample. Category A, straightforward LC-MS/MS sample preparation and data analysis, costs $138 internal and $183 external. Category B, moderate LC-MS/MS sample preparation/data analysis, costs $155 internal and $206 external. Category C, complex LC-MS/MS sample preparation/data analysis, costs $211 internal and $281 external.

* The Cancer Center rate, available to official members for Cancer research projects ONLY, is calculated as 60 percent of the regular UCSF recharge rate, with the differential paid from Cancer Center funds. For proposals and budgeting, please use the UCSF recharge rate as there is an overall budget cap. (For reference, a list of Cancer Center members is available here.)

Note: Category D has been phased out due to lack of use.

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Publications generated from use of this facility should appropriately acknowledge the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Tobacco and Carcinogens Biomarkers Core.

Disclaimer
The UCSF Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory is a research facility and does not report patient specific results for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of, individual patients. Results of analyses carried out by this laboratory may not be used for purposes of litigation and may not be used as evidence in a court of law.

Additional Resources
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