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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 July 2026.

How much does Push Transfusion For A Young Child cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 7 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$79.43$57.54 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$69.18 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $50 to $4,365Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $50 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $100professional $79

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
$51.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$79.43

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.