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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Minnesota 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$93.33$72.44 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$89.13 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,148Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $55 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $148professional $93

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.61

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$97.72

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.