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Thyroid Cytopathology Partners
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Thyroid Cytopathology Partners  
Thyroid Cytopathology Partners
Thyroid Cytopathology Partners
 
In 2010, the Company entered into an arrangement with Pathology Resource Consultants, P.A., or PRC, to set up and manage a specialized pathology practice to provide testing services to the Company. There was no direct monetary compensation from the Company to PRC as a result of this arrangement. The Company's service agreement was with the specialized pathology practice, Thyroid Cytopathology Partners, or TCP, which was managed by PRC and was effective through December 31, 2015, and thereafter automatically renewed every year unless either party provided notice of intent not to renew at least 12 months prior to the end of the then-current term. Under the service agreement, the Company paid TCP based on a fixed price per test schedule, which was reviewed periodically for changes in market pricing. Subsequent to December 2012, an amendment to the service agreement allowed TCP to sublease a portion of the Company's facility in Austin, Texas. The Company does not have an ownership interest in or provide any form of financial or other support to TCP.

On October 16, 2017, the Company amended and restated its service agreement with TCP. The agreement is effective through October 31, 2022, and thereafter automatically renews every year unless either party provides notice of intent not to renew at least 12 months prior to the end of the then-current term. In connection with amending and restating the TCP agreement, the Company’s arrangement with PRC was simultaneously assigned by PRC to TCP and immediately terminated, and the Company agreed to pay PRC a total of $1.8 million over eight quarterly installments in exchange for TCP reducing the price per test it charges the Company during the term of the amended TCP agreement. Payments are amortized over the term of the agreement.

The Company has concluded that TCP represents a variable interest entity and that the Company is not the primary beneficiary as it does not have the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact TCP's economic performance. Therefore, the Company does not consolidate TCP. All amounts paid to TCP under the service agreement are expensed as incurred and included in cost of revenue in the accompanying statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

The Company incurred $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2.9 million and $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, in cytopathology testing and evaluation services expenses with TCP, which are included in cost of revenues in the Company’s condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company’s outstanding obligations to TCP for cytopathology testing services were $289,000 and $308,000 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and are included in accounts payable on the accompanying condensed balance sheets.
 
TCP reimburses the Company for its proportionate share of the Company’s rent and related operating expenses for the leased facility. TCP’s portion of rent and related operating expenses for the shared space at the Austin, Texas facility was $32,000 and $25,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $96,000 and $78,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and is included in other income, net in the Company’s condensed statements of operations and comprehensive loss.