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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Maine 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?

$457

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $646.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $2,239Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $363 to $832
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,239professional $457

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$457

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.