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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Maryland 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 6 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$200$186 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$355 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $355 to $389Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $178 to $562
$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $200

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$200

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.