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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36440

Blood is given to an infant or very young child by pushing it in steadily by hand through a syringe, rather than letting it drip in from a hanging bag. The hands-on method lets the clinician control the rate and volume closely for a very small patient.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Push Transfusion For A Young Child cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$77.62 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$479 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,888Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $54 to $295
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $603professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$200

AK $200FL $47.86

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.