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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Washington, DC 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 physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $427.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,762Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $309 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $407

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
$426.58
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 37th 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.