Medical tests with the referral of the respective specialist are paid for by the NHS.
Tests are paid for by the NHS only if the patient has been to an NHS-paid visit and the medical specialist has issued a referral during the visit. List of specialists: geneticist, oncologist, oncologist-chemotherapist, haematologist, paediatric haematologist-oncologist, hepatologist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, infectiologist, gynaecologist, obstetrician, neurologist, immunologist, allergist, neurosurgeon, paediatrician, or radiology specialist. Only a urologist, andrologist or geneticist can refer to a state (NHS) paid “Y chromosome microdeletion DNA test.”
DNA tests for expectant mothers
Test name | Test turnaround time | Price (EUR) |
Thrombophilia DNA test | 10 working days | 100 or NHS |
One of the 5 variations included in the thrombophilia DNA test | 10 working days | 40 or NHS |
Thrombophilia — MTHFR gene variations | 10 working days | 40 or NHS |
Testing of the most common trisomies (13, 18, 21 chromosome trisomy, sex chromosome aneuploidy, triploidy) Only for amniocentesis material sampled by medical personnel | 24-48 h | 140 or NHS |
Prenatal foetal rhesus factor (RhD) DNA test from maternal blood (from 11th week of gestation) | 10 working days | 150 or NHS |
Foetal gender testing from maternal blood (from 11 weeks of gestation) | 10 working days | 150 or NHS |
Non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) — “Panorama” (from 10 weeks of gestation) 13, 18, 21 chromosome trisomy, sex chromosome aneuploidy, triploidy | 12 working days | 370 |
Twin-pregnancy non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) — “Panorama” (from 10 weeks of gestation)a” (no 10. grūtniecības nedēļas) 13, 18, 21 chromosome trisomy, sex chromosome aneuploidy, triploidy | 12 working days | 370 |
IVF-pregnancy non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) — “Panorama” (from 10 weeks of gestation) | 10 working days | 370 |
Non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) — “Panorama” (from 10 weeks of gestation) | 10 working days | 450 |
Non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) — “Panorama” (from 10 weeks of gestation) | 10 working days | 500 |