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Manual Turning Of A Breech Baby Before Delivery

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 59412

This procedure is performed late in pregnancy to manually turn a baby from a bottom-down (breech) position to a head-down position in preparation for vaginal delivery. A provider applies pressure to the abdomen to guide the turn, sometimes with medication given beforehand to relax the uterus. It's monitored closely with fetal heart rate tracking.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Manual Turning Of A Breech Baby Before Delivery cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$97.72 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$832 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $347 to $9,550Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $87 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $105

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
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,848.93
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,848.93
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Kansas than in New York. 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$138

KS $832NY $105

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.