Lab Information

The information provided here is to help laboratories understand their role in this program.

Who May Participate?

We invite laboratories who currently perform first trimester risk assessment for fetal aneuploidy to join our program. First trimester screening for aneuploidies includes a Nuchal Translucency scan plus a first trimester serum sample to measure PAPP-A and either intact or free beta hCG.

What Is the Lab's Role in the Program?

Each participating laboratory plays a crucial role in the monitoring process by providing sonographer-specific NT measurement data to NTQR. These data are used for on-going epidemiologic monitoring to ensure that the NT measurements submitted by providers to laboratories are accurate.

What Information Does NTQR Request from the Lab?

Required Variables

  • NTQR ID of person performing the scan (NTQR assigned)
  • Date of ultrasound
  • Number of fetuses
  • CRL (mm)
  • NT (mm)

Additional Requested Variables

  • NTQR ID of physician reading the scan (NTQR assigned)
  • Maternal date of birth
  • Maternal age at EDD
  • Maternal weight (lbs)
  • IVF pregnancy (no/yes)
  • Egg donor age at time of donation
  • Chorionicity
  • Ethnic group
  • Insulin dependent diabetic (no/yes)
  • Previous pregnancy with NTD (no/yes)
  • Previous pregnancy with Trisomy 18 (no/yes)
  • Previous pregnancy with Down syndrome (no/yes)

How is Data Transmitted from the Lab to NTQR?

The NTQR website has a secure portal for laboratories to use to transmit data once it has been received from the provider. NTQR can accept data in a variety of ways; our preferred method is XML file upload. Other supported methods are Excel file upload and HL7 data transfer. NTQR will work closely with each laboratory's IT group to facilitate the initial setup of the data transfer process.

What Does NTQR Provide to the Laboratory?

NTQR will provide the laboratory with information about the status of its providers on a regular basis (e.g., which providers are in good standing, those under review, those remediation, and those no longer credentialed).

Is There a Fee Involved with the Program?

NTQR is requesting a nominal fee per NT scan transmitted from the laboratory. This fee goes toward paying for operational expenses associated with the program. Additionally, many of our laboratories have provided NTQR with grants to help pay for start up costs. Please contact support@perinatalquality.org with questions.

How Does a Lab Register With NTQR?

To participate in the NTQR program, the laboratory should contact an NTQR Representative at support@perinatalquality.org. The NTQR representative will work with the laboratory to set up the data transfer process and will answer any further questions.

Participating Labs

ARUP Laboratories
500 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1221

BioReference Laboratories Inc./GenPath
481 Edward H Ross Dr
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
ARUP Laboratories

Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue. LL3-3
Cleveland, OH 44195
Cleveland Clinic

Integrated Genetics
3400 Computer Drive
Westborough, MA 01581
Integrated Genetics

LabCorp
Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology
1912 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
LabCorp

PathGroup
658 Grassmere Park
Suite 101
Nashville TN 37211
PathGroup

Quest Diagnostics
Corporate Headquarters
One Malcolm Avenue
Teterboro, NJ 07608
Quest Diagnostics

Sunrise Medical Laboratories
250 Miller Place
Hicksville, NY 11801
Sunrise Medical Laboratories

TriCore Reference Laboratories
1001 Woodward Place NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
TriCore Reference Laboratories

The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555
TriCore Reference Laboratories

Warde Medical Laboratory
300 W. Textile
Ann Arbor, MI 48108