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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

New York 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$170 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$776 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,012Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $151 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $200

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$776.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
6 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
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53

Where New York 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.

New York· 48th of 51

$204

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.