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Blood Transfusion Given To A Fetus Before Birth

Wisconsin 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 11 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$490$389 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,230 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,495Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $490

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
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,388.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,548.13
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 5th of 51

$631

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.