Per diem Rates
Rates are effective as of September 1st, 2025 and are subject to periodic review and adjustment based on operational costs and regulatory requirements. The facility reserves the right to modify these rates without prior notice to reflect changes in cost or policy.
| Animal Species/ Type of Housing | Per diem or Rate | NOTES |
| Mouse Standard | $0.92/ cage/ day | |
| Mouse Nonstandard | $1.42/ cage/ day | Biohazard, Immunocompromised, Breeding and Quarantine |
| Rats Standard | $1.20/ cage/ day | |
| Rats Nonstandard | $1.90/ cage/ day | Biohazard, Immunocompromised, Breeding and Quarantine |
| Animal Receiving/ For Order | $35 / day / order | |
| Technical Support (Vet Tech) | $44/hour | |
| Technical Support (Veterinarian) | $150/hour | |
| Procedure Room Rate | $5.50/hour | If reserved for entire project** |
| Procedure Room with Anesthesia | $11.00/hour | Includes anesthesia machine with components |
| Necropsies per studies | $40/hour |
Does not include Histopathology (Outside Contract Lab) |
| Consulting and Training (Veterinarian and Veterinary Technician) | $125/hour | Special surgical procedures, gavage, injections |
Services included in per diem rates
- Routine and standard husbandry (Including sterile mouse and rat caging)
- Routine cage changes (per ASC standard practices)
- Routine health care (Diagnostics & Treatment)
- Emergency Care (Not caused by research protocols)
- Self-Injury Care (Suturing, wound care)
- Daily Vet and Vet Tech Rounds
- Routine sentinel program (Testing/Bleeding)
- Occupational health monitor or exposures including animal bites and scratches
- Disease outbreak management (Manpower, PPE, diagnostics and lab tests, etc.)
- Euthanasia-related carcass or tissue disposal (Biohazard materials and regular garbage)
- Environmental enrichment
- Colony health management (vendor quality and vendor approvals)
- Training & protocol development
- Animal procurement services
- Routine facility inspections, maintenance and repairs
- Routine billing
Services not included in per diem rates
- Quarantine Assays
- Quarantine management from unapproved vendors
- Special husbandry requests inside or outside of ASC
- Rederivation procedures
- Research Activities (Injections, Tissue samples, Anesthesia, Surgical Support Post-Op care, and breeding services)
- Special technical services including drugs, supplies or materials requested by PIs
- Special PPE request
- Unapproved transfers, imports/exports or shipping costs
- Emergency care or treatments caused by research activities
- Research related to necropsies
- Shipping and crater fees
- Import & Export fees
- Extra cage changes beyond ASC standard practices due to research model or protocol requirements (i.e. PU/PD models or reduced bedding requests)
- Special equipment/room installation, storage, or removal costs
- Special housing or room segregation requests
- Dedicated housing or procedure room requests
- Special invoice requests
- Transport between UPR Campuses or other Institutions
Other fees
| Administrative Fee for Animal Purchase | Order | $25.00 |
| Administrative Fee for Supply/Drug Order | Order | 15% |
| Surgery Rate (Vet) | Hour | $145 |
| Reduced Surgery Rate (Vet Tech) | Hour | $50 |
| Sterilization by Steam | Load | $10.00 |
| Anesthetic Machine | Day | $18.00 |
**Discounts***
| UPR Researcher | 25 % |
| MSRC Researcher (Intern) | 35 % |
IACUC fee per protocol submitted
| MSRC Researchers* | External Users | |
| Full Review | N/A& | 1,500 |
| Renewal | N/A | 500 |
| Amendment | N/A | 250 |
* Includes companies established at the MSRC
& Not applicable