Biopsy Service
The Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory, NYU Dentistry’s oral biopsy service, is housed in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine. The laboratory provides histopathology examinations and diagnosis of cases submitted from within the NYU Dental Center as well as from outside/private practitioners. The laboratory also serves as a resource for research projects developed by the faculty of the College.
Meet our Pathologists:
Contact us:
Phone: (212) 998-9561
Fax: (212) 995-4654
Email: diagnosticpathlab@nyu.edu
Hours of operation: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Request for No-cost Biopsy Kits
Upon request, our lab staff can forward you a kit containing biopsy vials, requisition forms, envelopes and pre-paid labels, which you can use to drop off specimens in your nearest UPS dropbox.
- Tips for submission: Please remember to indicate two patient identifiers (such as patient name and date of birth) on both the requisition and the specimen bottle when submitting tissue. Please indicate the anatomic site of the biopsy, the date of the biopsy, and the clinical diagnosis as clearly as possible. This will help to alleviate the need for us to contact your office staff for clarification. Please also include a copy of the patient’s medical insurance card (front & back). This would assist us in smoothly processing the patient’s insurance claim(s).
Request for Pathology Slide(s) & Report(s) to be Sent to an Outside Provider/Institution
A signed release form is required to allow NYU Diagnostic Pathology laboratory to release any information about your patient or your patient's specimen.
- Once the form is complete, please upload the form here or fax it to (212) 995-4654.
For Providers:
Patients' private information is protected through a secure dropbox. Please upload any imaging and/or documents here. Make sure to include the patient's name and date of birth in the file description.
Patients' private information is protected through a secure dropbox. Please upload any imaging and/or documents here. Make sure to include the patient's name and date of birth in the file description. You can also fax your patient's documents to (212) 995-4654. To identify the patient associated with the fax, please include the patient's name and date of birth.
Please call us at (212) 998-9561.
For Patients:
For your convenience, online bill payment is available.
OR
Make check payable to:
NYU College of Dentistry
Mail payment to:
NYU College of Dentistry
345 East 24th Street, Room B118W
New York, NY 10010-4086
It is recommended that the dentist forward a copy of the insurance information with each biopsy submission. However, if the insurance information is sent at a later date, please upload the medical insurance here or fax it to (212) 995-4654.
If the date of service is outside of the timely filling period, you will be required to make the payment and then self-submit a claim to your insurance. For private insurance, Medicaid or HMOs of Medicaid, the filling deadline is within 3 months from the date of service. Please contact (212) 998-9561 with any billing, insurance and/or claim related questions you may have regarding pathology lab services.
In order to receive the results from your recent biopsy or surgery, you should contact your dentist or the clinician who took the biopsy. They will have access to the report and can discuss the results with you along with any follow-up necessary.