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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Utah 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$240$219 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$437 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,571Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $182 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $240

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
$239.88
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 30th of 51

$269

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.