Increased Nuchal Translucency Testing Panel

Northwestern Reproductive Genetics is pleased to introduce our Increased Nuchal Translucency Testing Panel, a prenatal testing option for fetuses with increased nuchal translucency and normal karyotype. Until now, there have been few testing options for patients with increased nuchal translucency when aneuploidy has been ruled out. Consequently, our panel was designed to provide patients with more information as quickly and as cost effectively as possible. The Increased Nuchal Translucency Testing Panel tests for the most common genetic conditions that have been associated with increased nuchal translucency when aneuploidy has been ruled out, and is designed for fetuses with a nuchal translucency measurement of 3.0 mm or larger.

For additional information, please see the link for the individual conditions listed below.

Fees:

The fee for the Increased Nuchal Translucency Testing Panel is $425, and can be billed through the patient’s insurance directly. Institutional billing is also available for Medicaid patients only.

CPT Codes:

83891, 83896, 83900, 83901, 83904, 83909, 83914, 83912, 99000

Specimen and Shipping Requirements:

Prenatal Samples Accepted:

We prefer to receive one T-25 flask of confluent fetal cells. We may also be able to accept direct chorionic villi, unspun amniotic fluid, or extracted DNA. Please contact our laboratory if you would like to order testing on one of these types of samples. If maternal cell contamination testing is requested, please also include one purple top tube of maternal blood.

Additional specimen must be held for back-up culture at another facility.

Shipping Requirements

Ship overnight at ambient temperature to arrive Monday-Thursday. A completed requisition form, billing form, and consent form must be included with the sample. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the sender.

Ship to:
Northwestern Reproductive Genetics, Inc.
680 N. Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1230
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone number: 312-981-4400

Note: Please call the laboratory at 312-981-4400 prior to sending specimens

Turnaround Time:

Approximately 2-4 weeks