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Tests during pregnancy
At our Centre, we perform two types of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), VERACITY and VERAgene.
VERACITY is a new generation non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) used to detect trisomy 21, 18, and 13, some types of microdeletion (DiGeorge, 1p36 deletion, Smith-Magenis, Wolf-Hirschhorn) and, at the patient’s request, X and Y chromosomal aneuploidies and foetal sex.
The mother’s blood sample is used for the test.
VERAGENE is the only non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) which can detect trisomy 21, 18, and 13, X and Y chromosomal aneuploidies, microdeletions and mutation in a single gene all at once. This test can help detect 100 serious inherited genetic disorders. Diseases that VERAgene can detect are often severe and significantly affect the quality of life. These genetic diseases manifest themselves in symptoms such as: inborn anomalies, developmental delay, hearing loss, blindness, and metabolic disorders.
The mother’s blood sample and buccal swab of the biological father are used for the test.
Theses NIPTs use patented technology, which is grounded in contemporary scientific research and innovations of molecular genetics and diagnostics.
- NIPT can be performed from the 10th week of pregnancy.
- NIPT is suitable for single and twin pregnancies.
- NIPT can be performed in a pregnancy resulting from in vitro fertilization.
- NIPT is favoured for its accuracy, reliability, safety, and accessibility.
The patient must schedule an appointment at the geneticist’s or obstetrician-gynaecologist’s office in advance to arrange a test.
NIPT price
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Maternal serum screening for Downs, Edward's and Patau's Syndromes (from Ist pregnant trimester 11-13+6 weeks)
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Maternal serum screening for Downs, Edward's ir Patau's sindromoSyndrome, Open Neural Tube Defects and Trisomy 18 (II trimestr)
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for Trisomies of 21, 18 and 13 chromosomes with fetal gender identification (NIPT, VANADIS)**
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for Trisomies of 21, 18 and 13 chromosomes with fetal gender identification (NIPT, VERACITY)
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for Trisomies of 21, 18 and 13 chromosomes, sex chromosomes X, Y aneuploidies with fetal gender identification (NIPT, VERACITY)
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for Trisomies of 21, 18 and 13 chromosomes, sex chromosomes X, Y aneuploidies with fetal gender identification (NIPT, VERITAS myPrenatalDNA XY)
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for Trisomies of 21, 18 and 13 chromosomes, sex chromosomes X, Y aneuploidies with microdeletions and fetal gender identification (NIPT, VERACITY)
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for Trisomies of 21, 18 and 13 chromosomes, sex chromosomes X, Y aneuploidies with microdeletions and fetal gender identification with testing of 100 single gene diseases (VERAgene)**
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Prenatal laboratory tests
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What factors affect the price?
The prices indicated below apply to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Union.
If you are coming from another country please check the price by telephoning or sending an email.
Why it is worth
To be examined at our Centre?
- This is a safe, quick and the most accurate test available at the moment.
- We perform high quality tests which has been confirmed by the ISO 15189 certification of our laboratory.
- The results of the tests performed in our laboratory are explained by our staff, a service that is provided by only a few laboratories in the country.
- There is no risk of damage or mix-up of test samples during transportation, which statistically is one of the leading causes for ruined blood samples in labs.
Good to know
During pregnancy, cell-free foetal DNA emanates from the placenta and circulates in the maternal blood together with cell-free DNA of the mother. Cell-free DNA is extracted from the maternal blood sample and analysed using patented new generation bioinformatics technologies in order to detect potential genetic mutations.
AUTOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDIES
- Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
- Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)
- Patau syndrome (trisomy 13)
SEX CHROMOSOME ANEUPLOIDIES
- Turners yndrome (monosomy X)
- Triple X syndrome (trisomy X)
- Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)
- Jacob’s syndrome (XYY)
- XXYY syndrome
MICRODELETIONS
- DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2)
- 1p36 deletion syndrome (1p36)
- Smith-Magenis syndrome (17p11.2)
- Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (4p16.3)
| VERACITY NIPT | VERAgene NIPT | Conventional prenatal tests (for example, PRISCA) |
| Cell-free DNA isolated from maternal plasma | Cell-free DNA isolated from the maternal blood sample and paternal DNA sample | Combination of biochemical and ultrasound data and other parameters |
| VERY ACCURATE >99% detection accuracy rate |
LOW ACCURACY Risk evaluation accuracy is 80-95% |
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SAFE No risk of miscarriage |
RISK Risk of miscarriage, related to amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, is 0.2-1%. |
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QUICK Can be carried out from week 10, results are ready in 7 business days |
Can be carried out from week 12 | |
- The report with the test results will be prepared in 7 business days.
It can be picked up at the reception or we can send it via email at your request. - Unsure how to interpret the results? Call the lab, phone: (8 5) 247 64 22.
FAQ (frequently asked questions)
VERACITY was developed by a special researcher group with more than 25 years of experience in prenatal diagnostics, molecular medicine, genomics, transcriptomics, methylomics and bioinformatics.
The VERACITY test relies on targeted enrichment technology which enables chromosomal aneuploidy detection and foetal fraction measurement with unparalleled accuracy. Targeted regions on selected chromosomes and chromosomal regions are captured, enriched and analysed for the detection of aneuploidies and microdeletions using proprietary genomic and bioinformatic technologies.
- Targeted genomic analysis
VERACITY and VERAgene use proprietary technology, specifically designed to avoid genomic regions with complex architecture that affect test performance. This overcomes problems associated with other NIPTs and increases the precision and accuracy of VERACITY and VERAgene. - High read-depth
DNA fragments are counted several hundreds of times using next generation sequencing to ensure very high statistical accuracy and precision. - Foetal fraction measurement
VERAgene uses the high read-depth of maternal and foetal DNA counts from the genome to accurately measure the foetal contribution to the cfDNA. Accurate foetal fraction measurement protects from false results. - Multi-engine analysis pipelines
Proprietary bioinformatics pipelines analyse the sequencing data produced from each test. This multi-engine analysis increases the sensitivity and specificity of aneuploidy, microdeletion, and foetal sex detection.
For VERAgene testing, the mother’s blood sample and buccal swab of the biological father are needed. Maternal blood contains cell-free maternal and foetal DNA (cfDNA). This cfDNA is isolated and analysed, as is the paternal DNAsample, with next-generation DNA sequencing, and potential genetic mutations are determined. Then complex bioinformatics algorithms are used and the risk of monogenic disorder is assessed.
NIPT can be done regardless of whether a woman has become pregnant naturally or with assisted reproductive technology.
NIPT can be done from week 10.
Conditions such as Down, Edwards, or Patau syndromes (trisomies) are random and can occur in any pregnancy. The risk for Down syndrome increases with the mother’s age, but most babies with this syndrome are born to women younger than 35, thus NIPT is recommended for all pregnant women regardless of their age.
NIPT is worth undergoing, if biochemical and ultrasound screenings show an increased risk or you simply want to be sure that your child will not have the diseases in question.
NIPT can be done in single and twin pregnancies. Testing cannot be done in triplet or higher-order pregnancy.
It is possible to determine foetal sex during NIPT. In a single pregnancy, NIPT can show whether it is a boy or a girl.
In twin pregnancy, the testing can only confirm the existence of a sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome). If the testing shows X chromosome, it can be confirmed that both twins are female, and if Y chromosome is detected, then at least one of the twins is a boy.
Parents have a right to refuse to know the sex of the foetus.
NIPT is performed on the mother’s blood sample, so it is perfectly safe for both the mother and foetus.
Other invasive diagnostic procedures—chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis—pose a 0.2-1% risk of miscarriage.
Please do not postpone important decisions - take care of yourself now!
Book an appointmentThe price depends on:
- scientific degree of the preferred physician,
- preferred substances and their amounts required for a specific service,
- applied anaesthesia,
- nursing type and number of in-hospital days.
- preferred type of catering,
- availability of referral letter.
The Centre standard price is applied if you have a properly issued referral letter.
The regular price is applied if you do not have a referral letter.
You do not need a referral letter for laboratory tests, the Regular Price is applied.
How soon are the results of laboratory tests available?
2 hours for the most common (routine) blood tests and urinalysis.
3 hours for tests ordered before 9.00 a. m.
If rare tests are ordered for a single sample that require stopping the analyser to change test reagents, the time to have the test done may be prolonged by several additional hours. 10 to 20 working days, if samples are to be sent to Germany, the time required for the test to be done depends on the complexity of the test.
The reports of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) imaging and other
instrumental examinations are usually ready immediately, i.e within 2-3 hours after the examination.
The report of a test which is carried out on Saturday is available from the healthcare professional carrying
out the test (usually the report is ready within 3 working days).
The reports of echoscopic and other examinations that are carried out in the physicians office are issued
immediately after the examination.
Regular price
This price applies to patients not covered by compulsory health insurance, who do not have a referral letter from their doctor (except radiological examinations, for which a referral letter is mandatory); when the referral letter does not meet the requirements defined by the legal acts; when the disease is not included in the list of reimbursable diseases; when the referral letter has expired (30 days), and in other cases indicated in the Rules for the Provision and Payment of Commercial Personal Healthcare Services approved by Order No. 357 of the Minister of Health dated 30 July 1999 (with subsequent amendments), the patients should pay for such services themselves.
Should the patient chose particular implants or substances or order individual menus, these will incur additional costs.
What does the service price comprise of?
The price of an instrumental examination consists of the price of the examination and the required materials (contrast medium, injections of the contrast medium, anaesthesiological care, imaging, etc.). The prices of the specific service are available at Reception.
The price of blood laboratory tests is comprised of the test price (indicated in the pricelist) and the price for collecting the blood sample. If a swab is required to carry out a test, this may sometimes incur additional costs. The prices of the specific services are available at Reception.
In the case of surgical treatment additional costs for anaesthesia, implants and substances preferred by the patient as well as individually chosen menus are applied.
In the case of dermatology services only the price for the physician's service is indicated. The total price of a dermatology service includes the price of the procedure and all materials required for the procedure. The prices of the specific services are available at Reception and/or during the consultation with the physician.
The price of a basic procedure is the lowest procedure price. The actual price is discussed during the consultation before the procedure considering the extent and complexity of the procedure.
Notes
For the price of services provided at the Centre outside working hours, ugently, at night, while on holidays or without a referral letter, or that require the presence of physicians not continuously employed by the Centre, please enquire in advance.
The Centre may change the price of services without warning, as well as offer new services, change the content of existing services or refuse to provide certain services.
What factors affect the price?
Centre standard price
For consultations and examinations with a referral letter
According to the Law on Healthcare System of the Republic of Lithuania (part 5 of article 49), if patients prefer to receive more expensive services, materials and procedures, they must pay the difference between the factual price of these services, materials and procedures and the price of the services, materials and procedures that are provided free of charge following the rules defined by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania. If patients who are entitled to receive personal healthcare services free of charge prefer to receive additional services or procedures, they must pay for these services or procedures themselves.
The prices presented here are developed according to the Centre Standard which is used while providing high quality integrated and coordinated healthcare services, ensuring patient safety and expedition, integrity of service provision, and effective examination using equipment from reliable manufacturers, newest generation products associated with minimal side effects, and providing the best nursing care.
For example, the colonoscopy procedure is carried out with minimal discomfort to the patient as they are “asleep” during the procedure, i.e. anaesthesia is used during the procedure, and the procedure is continuously monitored by a physician endoscopist and physician anaesthesiologist-reanimatologist.
The price for computed and magnetic resonance tomography scans following the rules established by the Ministry of Health are different in all 5 Territorial Departments of the Health Insurance Fund (HIF). The specific prices are available at Reception.
The price for a consultation with a physician depends on the scientific degree of the selected physician.
This price does not apply to Laboratory tests. The same price is applicable for all patients, irrespective of whether they are covered by public health insurance or have a referral letter from their physician. The price of blood laboratory tests is comprised of the test price (indicated in the pricelist) and the price for collecting the blood sample.
Centre standard price
For surgeries and surgical procedures with a referral letter
For patients who are covered by compulsory health insurance, and have a referral letter from their doctor for the procedure or surgery; any services that are reimbursed from the budget of the compulsory health insurance fund are provided free of charge, except for cases indicated in the Rules for the Provision and Payment of Commercial Personal Healthcare Services approved by Order No. 357 of the Minister of Health dated 30 July 1999 (with subsequent amendments), when patients themselves should pay for such services.
This price applies to patients covered by compulsory health insurance, who have a referral letter from their doctor for the procedure or surgery; the price covers the costs of closely related services necessary for therapeutic purposes that are specified in certain specific cases while providing healthcare services.
Should the patient chose particular implants or substances that are not reimbursed by the compulsory health insurance fund, or they want to have more expensive services or substances for which only the basic price is reimbursed, these as well as any price difference or individual catering menus will incur additional costs.
What does the service price comprise of?
The price of the consultation with a physician comprises of:
- Discussion with the patient – listening to the complaints and taking the patient’s’ medical history (patient provides information to the physician about their health).
- Examination and condition assessment.
- Preliminary diagnosis.
- If indicated, development of an examination and consultation plan (necessary examinations are prescribed and the patient is referred for consultations with other specialists).
- Interpretation and assessment of test results.
- Making and confirmation of the diagnosis.
- Development and implementation of the treatment plan, appointment and discussion about the surgery.
- Recommendations for treatment, nursing, work and care in an out-patient setting.
The final price of the surgery is established by summing up the prices of surgery, anaesthesia, implants, care in the ward (from Day 2), catering price according to the menu preferred by the patient and the price of certain substances. The specific extent of the surgery and its price is discussed before the surgery during the consultation with the surgeon, considering the complexity of the surgery, its duration and the patient's health status.
The price of an instrumental examination consists of the price of the examination and the required materials (contrast medium, injections of the contrast medium, anaesthesiological care, imaging, etc.). The prices of the specific services are available at Reception.
The total price of vaccination services consists of the price of the consultation with a physician and the price of the vaccine. The prices of the specific service are available at Reception.
Example: If you come for a Vaxigrip vaccination, the service price will be calculated as follows:
Vaccination (not including vaccine price) – 6.22 (for those covered by insurance) – 8 Eur (for those NOT covered by insurance)
Influenza vaccine – 12.68 Eur.
In total: 6.22+12.68 = 18.90 Eur or 8+12.68 = 20.68 Eur.
There is no need for a consultation with a physician for influenza and tick born encephalitis vaccinations.
In all other cases a consultation with a physician is mandatory and involves additional costs.
However, if you are referred for a vaccination by another physician and have a referral letter, you do not need to have a consultation with one of our physicians. Please note however that the referral letter for vaccination is only valid for 24 hours from the time it is issued. The vaccine required should be indicated in the referral letter.
The above calculation is presented using conditional numbers.
Notes
For the price of services provided at the Centre outside working hours, urgently, at night, while on holidays or without a referral letter, or that require the presence of physicians not continuously employed by the Centre, please enquire in advance.
The Centre may change the price of services without warning, as well as offer new services, change the content of existing services or refuse to provide certain services.
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