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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Colorado rates for HCPCS 59012

A prenatal procedure that uses a thin needle, guided by ultrasound, to draw a small sample of blood directly from the umbilical cord. It can be used to test the fetus's blood for certain conditions, or to deliver a blood transfusion to the fetus when needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$240 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,129Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $200 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$347

AK $631UT $195

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.