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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 July 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 7 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$257$209 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$224 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,169Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $174 to $603
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $257

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
$162.18
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$602.56
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 28th of 51

$275

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.