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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Ohio 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$195 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$170 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $91 to $3,715Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $166 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $214

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
$446.68
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
5 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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$79.43

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$214

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.