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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 July 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$240$209 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$398 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,715Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $191 to $324
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $240

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
$269.15
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$302

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.