What is Penta test?

What is Penta test?

The Quadruple marker screen (some laboratories now use the penta screen) measures chemicals in a woman’s blood that are produced during pregnancy. The levels of these chemicals give information about the possibility, or chance, that the baby has Down syndrome, trisomy 18, or open spina bifida.

What is the CPT code for titers?

Based on reactions presenting from Antibody Identification, Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) with Reflex to Anti C3 and Anti IgG may be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86880).

What is genetic screening in pregnancy?

Prenatal cell-free DNA screening. This blood test examines fetal DNA in the maternal bloodstream to screen for the increased chance for specific chromosome problems, such as Down syndrome. This screening can also provide information about a baby’s sex and rhesus (Rh) blood type.

What is tested during pregnancy screening?

The following screening methods are available during pregnancy:

• Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test or multiple marker test.
• Amniocentesis.
• Chorionic villus sampling.
• Cell-free fetal DNA testing.
• Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (withdrawing a small sample of the fetal blood from the umbilical cord)
• Ultrasound scan.

What is CPT code for RPR?

86593
Test Details If RPR Screen is reactive, then RPR titer will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86593).

What does the NIPT screen for?

NIPT primarily looks for Down syndrome (trisomy 21, caused by an extra chromosome 21), trisomy 18 (caused by an extra chromosome 18), trisomy 13 (caused by an extra chromosome 13), and extra or missing copies of the X chromosome and Y chromosome (the sex chromosomes). The accuracy of the test varies by disorder.

What is the difference between CPT U0003 and U0004?

U0003 should be used to identify tests that would otherwise be reported by CPT code 87635 but were performed with the high throughput technologies. U0004 would be used to identify tests that would otherwise by reported by HCPCS code U0002 but were performed with the high throughput technologies.