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Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling

Virginia 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 8 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$200 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$251 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $200 to $8,318Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $182 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $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
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$240

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.