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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Arizona rates for HCPCS 36460

This procedure delivers a blood transfusion directly to a fetus while still in the womb, most often to treat severe fetal anemia. Using ultrasound guidance, a needle is passed through the mother's abdomen and uterus to reach the fetal blood supply, typically through the umbilical cord. It is a specialized procedure performed by maternal-fetal medicine specialists to support the fetus until delivery is safe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 5 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$389$355 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$759 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,623Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $309 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $389

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Arizona· 36th of 51

$417

CA $1,202VT $380

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.