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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Connecticut 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$67.61 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$603 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,754Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $49 to $129
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $85

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83
5 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
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$87.10

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.