go back

Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Indiana 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$398$363 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,692 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $324 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $398

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
$380.19
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$427

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.