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Doctor's Reading Of A Fetal Heart Rhythm Study

California 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 July 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $275.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $129Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $275 to $398
$100$200$500facility $129professional $275

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where California sits

The same service costs 1949.8 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.

California· 4th of 38

$275

KY $58,884SC $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.