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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Minnesota 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$457$355 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$513 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,467Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $251 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $457

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$479

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.