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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Indiana 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$66.07$53.70 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$372 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,898Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $45 to $95
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $66

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
$58.88
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
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
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.92

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 25th of 51

$70.79

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.