Sequenom (SQNM) to Provide Coverage for Sequenom CMM MaterniT21 PLUS LDT

May 9, 2012 7:31 AM EDT
Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM), announced that it has signed an agreement with U.S. health insurance provider Coventry Health Care National Network to provide coverage for the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine's (Sequenom CMM) MaterniT21 PLUS laboratory-developed test (LDT). The test detects certain fetal trisomies in women at increased risk of carrying a child with one of these chromosomal anomalies.

The agreement ensures that the 2.2 million members of the Coventry First Health PPO network will have coverage for Sequenom CMM's MaterniT21 PLUS testing service, with access to more than 5,000 hospitals and 500,000 health professionals in all 50 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.


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