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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $759 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$195 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$324 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $229 to $21,878Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $372
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $759professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$229

CA $3,162DE $186

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.