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. 2019 Feb 19;19(4):1–166.

Table 19:

Reference Case Analysis Results, Cost and Effectiveness Per 10,000 Average-Risk Pregnant People

Strategy Total Costs, $ Cases Detected, n Diagnostic Tests Performed, n Diagnostic-Procedure-Related Pregnancy Losses, n Affected Live Births, n
Traditional prenatal screening 1,895,372 10.9 214.5 0.4 13.0
Second-tier NIPT 1,838,137 13.0 49.5 0.1 12.2
First-tier NIPT 4,226,468 18.8 146.6 0.3 10.1

Abbreviation: NIPT, noninvasive prenatal testing.