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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 October 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$214 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$263 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $166 to $2,455Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $186 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389professional $257

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
$213.80
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
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
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 51

$282

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.