What are reasonable ancillary costs for an outpatient and inpatient project?
The GCRC is funded for an average cost for ancillary costs (lab tests, x-rays, etc.) for each outpatient visit and each inpatient bed day. The average ancillary costs from the NIH are $50.00 for each outpatient visit and $71.23 for each inpatient bed day. This is the average. There are many studies in which there are no ancillary costs while others have higher than average costs/visit. It is safe to say that requests for ancillaries that approximate the average cost per visit will be approved without problem. Higher amounts may be considered but rarely exceed $200-300/visit for small studies. Remember: the GCRC is not a funding agency, we provide infrastructure that supports research and high research costs should be borne by investigators’ grants.
