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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$219 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$141 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $112 to $2,042Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $288

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
$575.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$426.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$676.08
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$57.54

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 23rd 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.