How to get a second opinion

Send materials to:

Johns Hopkins Medical Laboratories
1620 McElderry Street
Reed Hall Room 315
Baltimore, MD 21205
 Phone 410-955-2405
Fax 410-614-7712

We strongly suggest sending materials via courier or express mail, with signature of receipt required.

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To confer with faculty or handle processing and billing inquires, please call Customer Service at 1-800-997-5475, press 1.

The following list is a guide for submission of appropriate materials.

Required Materials

  1. Billing Form
  2. Surgical Pathology Report
  3. Glass Slides and/or paraffin blocks or other materials
  4. Indicate if you would like a report faxed or mailed to your home. Reports may not be e-mailed
  5. Letter indicating any pertinent information that pertains to your history
  6. Instructions on returning slides (i.e., original institution, forward to another institution). Must have the complete address (no P.O. numbers), telephone number (name is optional unless there is a particular person to whom the slides should be sent.

Note: Return of pathology materials will be FedEx or DHL usually within 90 days at our expense.