DNA Pricing

Pricing

Prior to project initiation, a meeting is required with CBC staff to discuss each project. If mutually agreed that the CBC can support the project, we will deliver a quote outlining the approach, timeline, and cost for the agreed service(s). As this is cutting-edge science, we cannot guarantee success. In all cases, the user will be billed for cost and labor for CBC effort per our fee structure. After acceptance of the quote, the user will fill out and return the sample submission form provided with the quote. All samples are assumed to be safe and no greater than BSL1, unless otherwise agreed upon in advance. The user must diligently and transparently follow all University of Illinois sample acquisition, movement, and safety protocols.

All pricing is updated, effective Aug. 1, 2026. Listed rates do not include the off-campus overhead; see the bottom of the page for overhead details.

Looking for the best value? Since pricing varies by genome size and required depth, a custom quote is often lower than the list price. Please contact us to get an accurate quote for your specific project.

Illumina NovaSeq X Plus: Ultra high-throughput sequencing of mRNA, genomic DNA, ChIP-DNA, small RNAs, bisulfite-treated DNA, single-cell transcriptomics, etc. For descriptions of library construction requirements and sequencing platform metrics, please visit our Sample Submission Page .

PacBio REVIO: Accurate long reads for de novo genome assembly and sequencing of long amplicons or cDNA.

ServicePrice
Quality Check (QC) - one library (Qubit, Fragment Analyzer & qPCR)$118.00
Quality Check (QC) - 2-8 libraries (Qubit, Fragment Analyzer & qPCR)$270.00
Library Pooling (<12)$89.00
Library Pooling (<24)$134.00
Library Pooling (<48)$179.00
Library Pooling (<96)$357.00
Library Purification (eGel or SPRI bead. Does not include QC)$147.00
Sample cleanup, each$24.00
Sample cleanup, 96-well plate$686.00
DNase treatment (each)+cleanup$24.00
DNase treatment (96)+cleanup$1,030.00
Fragment Analyzer service (up to 96 samples or libraries)$449.00
Fragment Analyzer service (up to 48 samples or libraries)$307.00
Fragment Analyzer service (1-12 samples or libraries)$118.00
FemtoPulse (1-11 samples or libraries)$172.00
HMW DNA Size Selection (1-2)$253.00
HMW DNA Extraction (40kb+, 1 sample)$742.00
HMW DNA Extraction (40kb+, 2+ samples,each)$383.00
HMW DNA Extraction (40kb+, 4+ samples,each)$204.00
RNA/DNA Extraction (each, 1-23)$61.00
RNA/DNA Extraction (each, 24-47)$52.00
RNA/DNA Extraction (each, 48-95)$34.00
RNA/DNA Extraction (each, 96-191)$30.00
RNA/DNA Extraction (each, 192+)$20.00
ServicePrice
Hourly rate, cell test counts, other (per hour)$153.00
BULK ATAC-Seq ActiveMotif library, <24 (test counts charged separately)$205.00
BULK ATAC-Seq ActiveMotif library, >24 (test counts charged separately)$128.00
BULK ATAC-Seq ActiveMotif library (kit provided)$108.00
BULK ATAC-Seq ActiveMotif (kit&tagDNA provided)$78.00
HiC library prep, each (OmniC)$889.00
HiC Titration (per sample)$233.00
HiC library prep, each (LP/PG)$620.00
LinkPrep libraries for 3D Genomics, each$418.00
Shotgun genomic PCR-free prep, each$148.00
Shotgun genomic DNA library prep, each (1-11)$132.00
Shotgun genomic DNA library prep, each (12-23)$102.00
Shotgun genomic DNA library prep, each (24-47)$84.00
Shotgun genomic DNA library prep, each (48-95)$71.00
Shotgun genomic DNA library prep, each (96+)$55.00
Shotgun genomic DNA lbrary prep, SparQ$35.00
SkimSeq Libraries, each (48+)$21.00
SkimSeq Libraries, each (48+; plus QC)$25.00
Phage/Plasmid Processing (1-15)$66.00
ServicePrice
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA, each$109.00
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA (>12 on robot, full QC)$85.00
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA (>24 on robot, full QC)$77.00
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA (>48 on robot, full QC)$71.00
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA (>96 on robot, full QC)$65.00
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA (>96 on robot, no QC)$54.00
RNA-Seq library, PolyA selected RNA (>96 on robot, no QC, kit provided)$30.00
3' Counting$64.00
RNA-Seq library, rRNA depleted, each$154.00
RNA-Seq library, rRNA depleted (>12 on robot, full QC)$131.00
RNA-Seq library, rRNA depleted (>24 on robot, full QC)$104.00
RNA-Seq library, rRNA depleted (>48 on robot, full QC)$98.00
RNA-Seq library, rRNA depleted (>96 on robot, full QC)$91.00
RNA-Seq library, rRNA depleted (>96 on robot, no QC)$85.00
RNA-Seq rRNA depleted, mixed probes/Globin/Epidem. add-on, each$20.00
Small RNA libraries, each$188.00
Small RNA libraries (>24 on robot)$143.00
Small RNA libraries (>48 on robot)$130.00
Small RNA libraries (>96 on robot)$117.00
Bacterial Small RNA libraries (>24 on robot)$132.00
Bacterial Small RNA libraries (>48 on robot)$119.00
Bacterial Small RNA libraries (>96 on robot)$106.00
ServicePrice
Exome Capture libraries (does not inc probes)$209.00
Exome Capture libraries (kit provided)$140.00
Exome Capture libraries (>48 on robot)$130.00
Exome Capture ProbesVariable
Bisulfite, reduced representation DNA libraries, each$167.00
Bisulfite, reduced representation DNA libraries (>24 on robot)$145.00
Bisulfite, reduced representation DNA libraries (>48 on robot)$108.00
Bisulfite, reduced representation DNA libraries (>96 on robot)$101.00
EM-Seq (1-23)$186.00
EM-Seq (24+)$126.00
ServicePrice
TELLSeq library construction, 1 library$1,020.00
TELLSeq library construction, 2 libraries$649.00
TELLSeq library construction, 3-4 libraries$322.00
10X Single Cell Library Prep (any; kit provided)$503.00
10x Feature Barcoding add-on (per sample)$263.00
10X Single Cell RNA Library (1 library)$2,650.00
10X Single Cell RNA Library (2-7 samples, each)$2,240.00
10X Single Cell RNA Library (8 samples submitted at once, each)$1,880.00
10x Single Cell RNA, poly-A, multiplexed (4-plex/5k ea)$2,710.00
10x Single Cell RNA, poly-A, multiplexed (2-plex/10k ea)$2,710.00
10x GEM-X Flex RNA Sample Fixation, Set up fee$306.00
10x GEM-X Flex RNA Sample Fixation, each$158.00
scRNA FLEX V2, multiplexed, up to 4 samples$4,530.00
scRNA FLEX V2, multiplexed, up to 16 samples$8,830.00
scRNA FLEX V2, multiplexed, up to 96 samples$47,620.00
10X Single Nuclei ATAC Library, each$2,680.00
10X Single Nuclei ATAC Library (2-7 samples, each)$2,280.00
10X Single Nuclei ATAC Library (8 samples submitted at once, each)$2,220.00
10X Single Nuclei ATAC+RNA Combined Library, each$4,490.00
10X Single Nuclei ATAC+RNA Combined Library (2-7 samples, each)$4,030.00
10X Single Nuclei ATAC+RNA Combined Library (8 samples at once, each)$3,750.00
10X Visium Spatial library (kit provided)$201.00
ServicePrice
On-Board DRAGEN processing (per flowcell)$939.00
On-Board DRAGEN processing (per lane)$188.00
Nova X 1.5B paired-reads 2x300-cycle, per lane$3,100.00
Nova X 1.5B paired-reads 2x150-cycle, per lane$1,580.00
Nova X 1.5B single-reads 100-cycle, per lane$1,360.00
Nova X 10B paired-reads 2x150-cycle, per lane$2,000.00
Nova X 10B paired-reads 2x150-cycle, per lane (8 or more lanes)$1,710.00
Nova X 10B paired-reads 2x150-cycle, SPLIT LANE$1,160.00
Nova X 10B single-reads 100-cycle, per lane$1,520.00
Nova X 10B single-reads 100-cycle, per lane (8 or more lanes)$1,270.00
Nova X 10B single-reads 100-cycle, SPLIT LANE$904.00
Nova X 25B paired-reads 2x150-cycle, per lane$3,380.00
Nova X 25B paired-reads 2x150-cycle, 8+ lanes$3,180.00
Nova X 25B single-reads 100-cycle, per lane$2,190.00
Nova X 25B single-reads 100-cycle, 8+ lanes$1,930.00
Nova X, 2 lanes, kit provided$1,420.00
Nova X, 8 lanes, kit provided$4,860.00
Full Wafer Pricing$3,310.00
Split High Wafer Pricing$2,730.00
Split Low Wafer Pricing$1,990.00
ServicePrice
i100 titration run (26nt + indexes only)$398.00
i100 5M 2x150nt (or SR300)$661.00
i100 5M 2x300nt$764.00
i100 25M SR 100nt$986.00
i100 25M 2x150nt$1,450.00
i100 25M 2x300nt$1,650.00
i100 25M 2x500nt$2,360.00
i100 50M 2x300nt$2,050.00
MiSeq - 2x250nt PE NANO v2$798.00
MiSeq - 2x300nt PE v3$2,740.00
MiSeq 2x300 V3 $2,580.00
ServicePrice
Amplicon < 12$92.00
Amplicon > 12$22.00
SMRTBell Library Construction from Amplicons$295.00
SMRTBell Library Construction from Amplicons, 2+$239.00
FemtoPulse (1-11 samples or libraries)$172.00
HMW DNA Size Selection (1-2)$253.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, HiFi$668.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, barcoded, 2$359.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, barcoded, 3-11$293.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, barcoded, 12+$221.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, UltraLow, each$714.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, UltraLow barcoded, 2-11$550.00
SMRTBell Library Construction, UltraLow barcoded, 12+$358.00
IsoSeq Library Construction$459.00
IsoSeq Library Construction, 2-3$257.00
IsoSeq Library Construction, 4-11$171.00
IsoSeq Library Construction, 12+$113.00
16S Kinnex Library Construction$714.00
16S Kinnex Library Construction, 2+$564.00
RNA Kinnex Library Construction$821.00
RNA Kinnex Library Construction, 2-3$461.00
RNA Kinnex Library Construction, 4-11$277.00
RNA Kinnex Library Construction, 12+$165.00
RNA Kinnex Library Construction, 48+$150.00
PacBio Multiplexed Microbial Library (2-3)$348.00
PacBio Multiplexed Microbial Library (4-7)$170.00
PacBio Multiplexed Microbial Library (8-19)$133.00
PacBio Multiplexed Microbial Library (20-47)$100.00
PacBio Multiplexed Microbial Library (48+)$84.00
PacBio Multiplexed Microbial Library (96+)$72.00
Sequencing on Revio SMRTcell$2,200.00
PACBio 8M CCS demultiplexing fee$227.00
ServicePrice
Sequencing on Revio SMRTcell, 4+$2,120.00
ServicePrice
Construction of Oxford-Nanopore 1D libraries, standard$524.00
Construction of Oxford-Nanopore 1D libraries, barcoded (2+)$418.00
Construction of Oxford-Nanopore Direct RNA libraries$429.00
Construction of Oxford-Nanopore Direct RNA libraries (2-6)$346.00
Oxford-Nanopore GridION flowcell, each$1,470.00
ServicePrice
Sanger – High-Throughput Ready to Load (96-well Plate) – no clean up$118.00
Sanger – High-Throughput Ready to Load (96-well Plate) –  with clean up$263.00
Sanger – High-Throughput Sequencing (96-well plate)$507.00
Sanger – Low-Throughput Sequencing (One Sample)$6.70
Sanger – Low-Throughput Ready to Load (One Sample, includes clean-up)$3.70
Fragment Analysis – High-Throughput (96-well Plate)$141.00
Fragment Analysis – Low-Throughput (One Sample)$4.80
ServicePrice
48.48 qPCR (Gene Expression ) (per plate)$1,750.00
96.96 qPCR (Gene Expression) (per plate)$2,850.00
96.96 qPCR Evagreen (Gene Expression) (per plate)$2,890.00
96.96 SNP (per plate)$2,100.00
Access Array 48.48 (per plate)$2,200.00
Access Array 48.48 2-stage (per plate)$2,270.00
Amplicon < 12$92.00
Amplicon > 12$22.00
Illumina EPIC Methylation (price per sample)$68.00
Illumina SNP Array 12 sample format (price per sample)$58.00
Illumina SNP Array 24 sample format (price per sample)$56.00
Illumina SNP Array 8 sample format (price per sample)$60.00
Primer Test$67.00
QuantStudio 7$77.00
Qubit$7.00
SpectraMax (up to 48)$200.00

Please visit the Sanger Sequencing and Fragment Analysis page for details regarding each service option. Please contact Core staff at 217-265-6814 or dna-seq@illinois.edu for any additional questions on Sanger Sequencing or Fragment Analysis.

This is an abridged list of our service prices and subject to change at any time.  For further information please contact Dr. Alvaro Hernandez, Director of DNA Services ( aghernan@illinois.edu ) at 217-244-3480 or Chris Wright, Associate Director of DNA Services ( clwright@illinois.edu ) at 217-333-4372 to discuss ways the staff can be of assistance in achieving your project goals or to receive a quote for your project, submission forms, grant support or any other information needed.

External users are charged an additional 30.8% overhead fee, which is capped at 20% for those users from State of Illinois subsidized universities and government agencies. For further information on the contract, please contact Dr. Marcello Rubessa (rubessa@illinois.edu), Associate Director of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center.

All scientific work performed by the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center (CBC)is required to be acknowledged in scholarly publications, posters, and presentations.  Proper recognition allows us to measure the impact of our work and supports our initiatives in obtaining sponsored funding. In addition, any CBC personnel who make a substantial intellectual or experimental contribution are deserving of further recognition as co-author.

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DNA Services

Director: Alvaro G. Hernandez Ph. D.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center

1201 W. Gregory Drive
329 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory (ERML)
Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 244-3480