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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Washington, DC 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?

$57.54

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $61.66.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,074Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $47 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $58

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
$61.66
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$134.90
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
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$57.54

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.