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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 7 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$355$214 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$263 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $224 to $4,365Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $155 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $355

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 16th of 51

$355

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.