Genetic Screening and Counseling

Rapid advances in elucidating the genetic basis of disease have resulted in the need for both primary care and specialty physicians to perform genetic risk assessment in their practi...

The content of genetics counseling includes the following:

• Interpretation of family and medical histories to assess the probability of disease occurrence or recurrence

  • Three-generation ...

Following diagnosis of a particular condition, genetic counseling allows discussion of presently available treatment options and facilitates further medical or surgical care ...

All genetic counseling sessions should result in generation of a formal report to the referring physician, describing the indications for counseling, risk assessm...

Z31.5 Encounter for genetic counseling

Z13.79 Encounter for other screening for genetic and chromosomal anomalies

Z84.81 Family history of carrier of genetic disease

Z31.430 Encounter of femal...

Patient autonomy is the central tenet in genetic counseling, and assuring that the patient has sufficient support to make decisions is vital.

There is general agreement that children sh...