Where to Get Supplemental Screening
Because your child's routine newborn
screening
test may not be enough, supplemental newborn screening is recommended
to ensure
your baby receives comprehensive newborn screening.
Laboratories
Contact one of
the laboratories below to find out how to obtain a
parent packet. Packets contain screening materials and information for
you and
your physician. The screening packet should be obtained several weeks prior to delivery
so that arrangements can be made in advance for the hospital to draw an extra sample of your baby's blood when the routine newborn screening is done.
Note: A limited number of free newborn screening packets is available each month for expectant parents who qualify. Click on Packets for Parents for information.
Lab information is subject to change. Contact individual labs for their most current info.
| These facilities offer complete screening.* | These facilities offer partial screening only.** | |
PerkinElmer Genetics, Inc. 1-866-463-6436 50+ disorders $95.35 Also Available Newborn Screening Packets for international locations. For more info on packets click here. |
Mayo Medical Laboratories 1-800-533-1710 35 disorders for $57.30 Ask for Supplemental Newborn Screen, MML Test #82594 By physician order only Baylor Medical Center 1-800-422-9567 30+ disorders for $25 Not Available in New York University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Biochemical Genetics Laboratory 1-303-724-3826 20+ disorders for $25 |
* facilities offer full screening using multiple screening methods and equipment.
** facilities offer screening through one machine only (tandem mass spectrometer); the following disorders are not screened for by these laboratories: Biotinidase Deficiency (BD), Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Galactosemia, Hypothyroidism (congenital), Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), and Hemoglobinopathies.
What's Next? Let your doctor know you would like to have an extra blood sample drawn at the time of your baby's routine newborn screening. Because supplemental screening has not been available everywhere until recently, your doctor may not know about supplemental screening. Be prepared to educate your doctor.
Older Babies and ChildrenOlder babies and children can be screened for the same disorders covered by the newborn screening test. PerkinElmer Genetics, Inc., Mayo Medical Laboratories, and Baylor Medical Center offer this service. See lab contact info above. Note that Mayo Medical Laboratories limits its screening to physician order only. Lab information is subject to change. Contact individual labs for their most current info.
Shipping and Test ResultsThe supplemental test is best sent to the NBS laboratory via overnight carrier. As with your baby's routine screening, if the screening is abnormal, your baby's physician will be contacted immediately. If the screening is normal, results will be sent through the mail.
For More InformationFor more information about newborn screening, you can find answers to the most frequently asked questions.
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