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A member asked:
Is biopsy tooth extraction more expensive than simple extraction?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Probably the combo: If a biopsy tooth extraction involves an extraction and also a biopsy, i believe it would cost more than just an extraction. Also, anytime there is a biopsy, the material cut out may go to a pathology lab, to see what is in it and to look for bad things such as cancer. The pathology lab and the pathologist (another doctor) both must be paid, adding to the costs.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Yes: If there is unusual pathology associated with the extraction, a sample is sent to a pathology lab where it is prepared, examined and diagnosed. The extra cost is worth the peace if mind.
Answered 11/8/2014
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Sure: Of course it is. Medical protocol dictates when tissue associated with a tooth should be biopsied. Follow the advice of the person doing the extraction.
Answered 11/22/2019
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