Gender blood test

Hello ladies! I’m stuck and need some recommendations.

I’m 10 weeks and 5 days pregnant and I wanted to do my gender reveal on thanksgiving day which I will be 14 weeks by then. However, I called my doctors office to see if I can do the blood test for gender, the nurse said that I had to pay $350 deductive for the test since it comes with genetic testing that I have to get in order to find out the gender. My friend only paid $35 for hers and found out at 2 months what she had!

They told me I can pay out of pocket and get a 3D scan done as early as 14 weeks and 5 days. I called the place and they told me it’s a 50/50 chance I can find out the gender since I’m only going to be 14 weeks when I do it, a day before thanksgiving! That’s the closest I can do it anyways.

Does anybody know anything I can do ? Did anyone know there gender before 14 weeks on an ultrasound.

I really want my reveal to be on thanksgiving since my mother will be out of town after.

Any recommendations much appreciated !!