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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Tennessee 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$191 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$224 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,950Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $275

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
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
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
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 12th of 51

$339

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.