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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Nevada 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 negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$389$347 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,318 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,467Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $316 to $562
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $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. 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
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 47th 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.