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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

New York 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 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 9 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$355 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,820 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,762Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $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
$457.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,148.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,398.83
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 51

$490

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.