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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

North Carolina 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$251 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$158 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $100 to $741Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $209 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $380

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
11 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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$339

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.