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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Rhode Island 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$204 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$141 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $178 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $275professional $234

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$234

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.