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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Maryland 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?

$389

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $437.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $129 to $589Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $309 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$389

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.