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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Illinois 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$61.66$56.23 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$372 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,995Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $50 to $93
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $62

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
$331.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
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
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$61.66

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.