{"id":1090,"date":"2026-04-21T23:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/?page_id=1090"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:23:22","slug":"pricing-and-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/client-services\/pricing-and-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Pricing and Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fees for Radiocarbon Analyses<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Fees (in $US) for sample preparation and analyses vary by sample type and follow a tiered structure, with lower fees available to academic research groups affiliated with the University of California (UC) than other academic\/non-profit institutions (not-UC, not-for-profit) or other clients (not-UC, commercial). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Price and Payment Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Submitters should arrange for a purchase order to be sent to the KCCAMS contact. The account officer will then send an invoice when the results are completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sample type\/procedure<\/th>University of California (UC)<\/th>Not-UC, not-for-profit<\/th>Not-UC, commercial<\/th><\/tr>
Organics (sample preparation)<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Physical and chemical cleaning*<\/td>$60<\/td>$90<\/td>$100<\/td><\/tr>
Total Amino Acids\/XAD<\/td>$180<\/td>$270<\/td>contact staff<\/td><\/tr>
Combustion<\/td>$35<\/td>$55<\/td>$65<\/td><\/tr>
Carbonate (sample preparation)<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Cleaning* and hydrolysis<\/td>$45<\/td>$75<\/td>$85<\/td><\/tr>
DIC<\/td>$100<\/td>$150<\/td>contact staff<\/td><\/tr>
Gas & Aerosol (sample preparation)<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
CO2<\/sub> extraction from air<\/td>$70<\/td>$120<\/td>$180<\/td><\/tr>
CH4<\/sub> extraction<\/td>$125<\/td>$190<\/td>contact staff<\/td><\/tr>
Elemental carbon from aerosol<\/td>contact staff<\/td>$120<\/td>contact staff<\/td><\/tr>
High precision analysis (all sample types)<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Conversion to graphite**<\/td>$45<\/td>$70<\/td>$100<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/sup>C measurement with AMS<\/td>$90<\/td>$130<\/td>$200<\/td><\/tr>
Optional<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\u03b413<\/sup>C measurement with IRMS<\/td>$15<\/td>$35<\/td>$40<\/td><\/tr>
Rapid method carbonates (sample prep)<\/td>$25<\/td>$35<\/td>contact staff<\/td><\/tr>
Rapid method carbonates (lower precision 14C measurement with AMS)<\/td>$45<\/td>$70<\/td>contact staff<\/td><\/tr>
Swipes****<\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
AMS\/IRMS measurement standard and blanks***<\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The KCCAMS facility can accept samples (in batches of at least 10 samples<\/strong> at a time) in a range of preparation stages, from bulk material to purified CO2<\/sub> to graphite targets, and fees vary accordingly. Typical organics will cost UC-clients $230 (cleaning + combustion + conversion to graphite + 14<\/sup>C measurement). Typical carbonates will cost UC-clients $180 (cleaning\/hydrolysis+ conversion to graphite + 14<\/sup>C measurement). Typical air samples will cost UC clients $205 (CO2<\/sub> extraction from air + conversion to graphite + 14<\/sup>C measurement).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Clients must isolate macrofossils from the sample matrix prior to submission. Specialized services such as charcoal, pollen or foram picking, aerosol acid fumigation or individual compound separation are not available (but see Sample Types). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Most samples must be converted to graphite prior to analysis. Clients may arrange for the submission of graphite targets made at their laboratory (see Sample Types).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***Fees might be requested for standards and blanks used in method development studies that exceed the typical amount of reference materials needed for analyses. Please contact KCCAMS staff to discuss specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

****Swipes are free for 1st-time clients if swipes are submitted prior to sample submission. Fees might be requested ($100\/swipe sample) from existing users who require repeated analyses. Please contact KCCAMS staff to discuss specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Billing Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Analyses are invoiced after the results are reported. KCCAMS staff will contact the client to arrange payment. UC clients may pay with direct recharge. Non-UC clients may arrange payment by check or ACH\/Wire Transfer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fees for Radiocarbon Analyses Fees (in $US) for sample preparation and analyses vary by sample type and follow a tiered structure, with lower fees available to academic research groups affiliated with the University of California (UC) than other academic\/non-profit institutions (not-UC, not-for-profit) or other clients (not-UC, commercial).  Price and Payment Procedures Submitters should arrange for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":0,"parent":1074,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1090","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1117,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1090\/revisions\/1117"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/kccams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}