Rates
| UCSD Rate | Non-UCSD Academic Rate | Commercial Rate | |
| Initial Training | $220 | $320 | $440 |
| Complex Acquisition Setup (JOBS) | $100 | $100 | $200 |
| Cyril: Widefield | $28 / hour | $41 / hour | $56 / hour |
| Lana: Confocal, Spectral, SIM | $36 / hour | $52 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Krieger: BioPipeline | $36 / hour | $52 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Beethoven: Confocal | $36 / hour | $52 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Sterling: Spinning Disk, TIRF, STORM | $36 / hour | $52 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Assistance at NIC | $50 / hour | $100 / hour | $200 / hour |
| Assistance at UCSD campus | $200 / hour |
There is a 45% discounted rate for all imaging systems during off peak hours for academics and 25% discount for commercial users.
Off peak hours are: weekdays between 5 pm and 9 am, and all day during the weekend.