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Doctor's Reading Of A Fetal Heart Rhythm Study

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0478T

A doctor reviews the processed results of a recording of an unborn baby's heart rhythm, decides what the pattern means, and issues a written report. It covers the interpretation only.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Doctor's Reading Of A Fetal Heart Rhythm Study cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility.

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 19 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$53.70 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$115 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $105 to $288Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $46 to $275
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$74,131.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2344.2 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

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KY $70,795SC $30.20

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.