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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 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$302$245 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,162 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $10,471Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $191 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $302

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
$912.01
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Connecticut· 10th of 51

$398

CA $3,162DE $186

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.