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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

South Dakota 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$79.43 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$85.11 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $74 to $331Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $59 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $126professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.50

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$107

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.