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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Illinois 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 6 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$245$195 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$389 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,623Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $245

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
$213.80
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 51

$309

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.