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Doctor's Reading Of A Fetal Heart Rhythm Study

Wisconsin 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 4 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$77.62$64.57 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$129 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $123 to $219Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $54 to $251
$100$200facility $148professional $78

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 13th of 38

$87.10

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.