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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Louisiana 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$204 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$204 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,072Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $174 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $288professional $224

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
$398.11
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
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
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 34th of 51

$240

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.