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Prenatal Blood Screen For Three Trisomies

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0327U

Screens a pregnancy for three chromosome conditions: trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 and trisomy 13. A blood sample from the pregnant person is used, because it carries small amounts of DNA from the placenta, and the result is a risk estimate for each condition. Reporting of fetal sex is an optional addition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Prenatal Blood Screen For Three Trisomies cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$589 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$603 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,349Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $575 to $617
$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$603

AK $1,778WY $479

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.