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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Iowa 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$81.28 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$158 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $107 to $2,344Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $60 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $102

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
$602.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
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
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$102

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.