Natera genetic screening test billing settlement

Who may be eligible

Natera agreed to pay $9,500,000 to settle claims that it did not clearly tell patients what a Panorama prenatal screen or a Horizon carrier screen could cost them out of pocket. The court-approved notice covers people in the United States who had one of those tests and were billed more than $249 for prenatal testing without microdeletions, or more than $349 for prenatal testing with microdeletions or for carrier screening, between July 10, 2019 and September 2, 2026. If that describes you, you may be eligible to file: class members whose payment appears in Natera's records share 94.7% of the net fund in proportion to approved claims, and everyone else is capped at $50, so amounts are estimates rather than fixed sums. Claims close May 3, 2027, filing on the official settlement site is free, and the administrator and the court decide every claim.

The eligibility period on the official materials is July 10, 2019 – September 2, 2026. The notice states no state limit, so it is usually nationwide. Covered: Panorama noninvasive prenatal test, Horizon genetic carrier screening.

Only the official administrator or agency decides who is eligible. Read the official notice before filing, and file only if you believe you meet its criteria.

How much it may pay

Share of a $9.5M fund. Every figure here is an estimate from public materials, not a guarantee: many settlements pay pro rata or only after a claims review, so final amounts commonly land well below the advertised maximum.

The plan of allocation splits the net fund in two. Class members whose out-of-pocket payment appears in Natera's own records share 94.7% of the net fund in proportion to the approved claims; everyone else is capped at $50. The notice says each class member has an identification number at the top of the email or postcard notice sent on or after October 2, 2026, beginning with an A for the first group and a B for the second, so expect to need that notice to file. A payment under this settlement cannot exceed what you actually paid out of pocket for the test.

What the deadline is

The claim deadline is May 3, 2027.

The deadline to opt out or object is December 28, 2026.

The court's fairness hearing is set for March 2, 2027; payments do not go out until the settlement is finally approved and any appeals are resolved.

The notice says the court holds its final approval hearing on March 2, 2027, that appeals may follow and can take more than a year, and that payments are distributed only after approval and after any appeals are resolved.

What proof is needed

Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required.

The official claim form states exactly what it accepts; gather it before you start.

How to file for free

Open the official claim page on this page, run by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC (Settlement Administrator 83476), read the criteria, and file there if you believe you meet them. Filing is free: official claims never carry a fee, and this site never files on anyone's behalf.

Never give a Social Security number, bank login or card number to a site that is not the official administrator or agency page.