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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 October 2026.

How much does Cordocentesis, Fetal Blood Sampling cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 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 $513 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$200 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$209 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,802Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $191 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $513professional $229

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
$229.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
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
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$240

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.