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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

North Dakota 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$372$316 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$195 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $316Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $214 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $195professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$355

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.