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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Nebraska 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$437$372 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,096 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $525 to $13,490Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $437

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$501

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.