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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

South 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, 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 $708 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$51.29 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$309 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,995Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $42 to $102
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $708professional $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
$70.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 27th 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.