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Push Transfusion For A Young Child

Virginia 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$48.98 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$178 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $63 to $4,074Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $46 to $72
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $646professional $55

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
$61.66
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
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
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.17

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$56.23

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.