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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Push Transfusion For A Young Child cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$53.70 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,349 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $8,318Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $49 to $87
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $59

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$660.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Pennsylvania· 45th of 51

$60.26

CA $234WV $54.95

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.