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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

North Carolina 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$87.10$58.88 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$158 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $89 to $933Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $46 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $309professional $87

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
$50.12
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
11 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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$87.10

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.