Reproductive Carrier Screening Results With Maternal Health Implications During Pregnancy.

Objective: To identify conditions on a reproductive carrier screening panel with the potential for carrier manifestations during pregnancy and review the implications for obstetric care.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of consecutive samples from female patients aged 18-55 years submitted to a commercial laboratory for a 274-gene carrier screening panel (January 2020 to September 2022). A literature review was performed to identify genes on the panel with potential for pregnancy complications in carriers.

Billing for medical genetics and genetic counseling services: a national survey.

In January 2007 the American Medical Association added a new Current Procedural Terminology(R) (CPT) code, 96040, for "Medical Genetics and Genetic Counseling Services." In order to identify the impact of having this new code and to identify issues with implementation of the code, the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) CPT(R) Working Group surveyed NSGC members using an internet-based survey tool. The majority of respondents (94%) reported being aware of the new code and over half of the respondents (69%) said they were billing for genetic counseling.