Hi! I just did the DS test on Monday too!
The chances of you getting a false positive with Oscar is definitely higher than Harmony test. That’s because for Oscar they have to combine your NT scan, blood test result plus your wife’s age to give you a final result. Because the older you are the poorer you may fare for this test (if you remember them showing you a page on the age factor, the older you are the higher risk of your bb having DS). Therefore the bb may be perfectly fine but because of the age factor it becomes moderate or high risk.
Harmony test is based purely on blood test results hence it is pretty accurate, just that that downside is it doesn’t come with scanning hence as those who have mentioned before, you don’t get to detect any potential birth defects prior to 20th wk detailed scan. Hence I would encourage you to go for Oscar test to have this early scan and rely more on the Harmony test results for the testing of trisomies 13,18 and 21 since you have already paid for them. If the results come back low risk but the neck width is exceptionally thick, best to discuss with your gynea if amnio is inevitable. The counsellor did assure me that all amnios are done only by senior and experienced doctors because they know there is a risk involved.
What my gynea used to advise was to go for Oscar test only, if it’s moderate to high risk then decide on the next test ( because if too high risk he may advise for CVS/amnio or moderate risk to proceed on to Harmony test. This is to save cost in a way, since Oscar has a time limit but Harmony can still do after 13 wks).
Since you’ve paid for Harmony test, probably you will feel better knowing that harmony also test for microdeletion which Oscar doesn’t. On top of that, you get to test the gender too heheh!
Having said that, doing all tests except amnio is not 100% accurate. There may be that 0.1 or 1% that the trisomy goes undetected but to be honest, if harmony is low risk I wouldn’t go for amnio unless gynea strongly advise.
I am a subsidised patient in KKH now, I was billed $173 for Oscar. I was charged $800 in 2017 as a private patient for Harmony (skipped Oscar that time and deeply regretted). I believe your lab investigations of $65 should be scanning (not Oscar) at AMC. Did you go for any routine scanning at AMC? I was charged a similar lab investigation of same pricing as a private patient during a routine gynea visit (dating scan at AMC followed by gynea appt at his clinic) in October this year before switching to subsidised. So is like the scan cost $65 before gst and then plus my gynea consultation.
For the antenatal profile blood test, I was told it is mandatory for all pregnant ladies to take as it tests for HIV, rubella measles, Hep B , Syphilis etc. Can check out this page for the tests involved.
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I was charged $117 for this as subsidised patient.
There is no charges incurred for the DS test counselling.
I believe your charges are based on private rates too.
Don’t worry yet yah! Must believe that your baby will be fine and you won’t go to the amnio stage yea!!