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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 $1,202 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 7 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 $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$479 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $295 to $7,943Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $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
$295.12
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th 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.