DNA Testing in New York, NY
Need a court-admissible DNA test in New York? Order online and walk into the LabCorp center in the New York area that collects legal DNA under chain of custody. A trained collector checks each person's identification, witnesses the cheek swab, and seals the sample on the spot. Each participant is collected on their own schedule; they never have to be there together. Results post privately to your online account, usually in 3 to 5 business days. No appointment and no insurance needed. Serving New York since 2008. Manhattan has one LabCorp site approved for legal DNA collection, on E 87th Street on the Upper East Side. One site is all a case needs: each person being tested can use any approved center in the country, so the father can test here while the child tests in the Bronx, Brooklyn, or another state entirely. The case number ties it together and the result is court-admissible everywhere.
🔒 100% confidential
⚖️ Court-admissible chain of custody
💵 All-in pricing - no fees at checkout, ever
📄 Results usually in 3 to 5 business days
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LabCorp
Nearest to you
177 E 87th St, New York, NY 10128
Mon-Fri: 8:00AM-3:30PM
Test centers don't accept payment - you pay securely here; the center just does the draw.
Over 4,500 testing centers nationwide · 48 states, including New York
Legal DNA collection centers in New York
Each participant can be collected at their own site; they never have to go together. Every collection is witnessed and sealed under chain of custody.
177 E 87th St, New York, NY 10128
LabCorp
🕐 Mon-Fri: 8:00AM-3:30PM
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Test centers don't accept payment - you pay securely here; the lab just does the collection.
Getting tested in New York
The E 87th Street office is a five minute walk from the 86th Street station on the 4, 5, 6 and Q lines. If the Upper East Side is out of your way, nearby approved centers in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island are all selectable when you order; pick whichever borough is actually convenient.
Questions people in New York ask us
Every one of these gets asked on the phone daily. No judgment, just answers.
Do we all have to go to the same test center?
No, and in most cases people don't. Each person being tested picks their own center when you order, walks in on their own schedule, and the laboratory links the sealed samples into one case. Mother in one city, child in another is routine, and the result carries the same weight as if everyone had been collected side by side.
What does everyone bring to their collection?
Valid identification: a driver's license, state ID, insurance card, or anything showing their name. The collector verifies who each person is, witnesses the cheek swab, and seals the sample into a chain-of-custody package on the spot. That verification is exactly what makes the result court-admissible. A child under 18 comes with a consenting guardian instead of their own ID.
Will the result hold up in court?
Yes. Courts, child support agencies, and USCIS accept witnessed chain-of-custody DNA results, and that standard is the entire difference between this test and a home kit. The science is the same; the difference is that a trained collector verified who gave each sample and documented every step. You can order it yourself today and the result is admissible if you ever need it to be.
How fast do results come back?
Usually 3 to 5 business days after the last person is collected. The clock starts when everyone has walked in, so the fastest cases are the ones where each participant goes early. Results post to your secure online account, and you alone decide who sees them.
Can a child be tested, and who has to agree to it?
Any age, newborn up. The cheek swab is painless and takes seconds. A minor is collected with a consenting guardian present who signs on their behalf; that is the operational rule at every center. If custody of the child is itself the dispute, call us at (866) 873-0879 first and a Care Advisor will walk through how collection works in your situation.
Only one Manhattan location? What if that does not work for someone in my case?
Then that person tests somewhere else, and nothing about the case changes. Participants routinely split across boroughs or states. Each picks a center at checkout, each walks in with ID, and the lab joins the samples under one case number.
