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Ultrasound Guidance for Fetal Blood Procedures

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 76941

Continuous ultrasound used to guide a fine needle through the mother's abdomen into the umbilical cord or the unborn baby's circulation. It supports either taking a sample of the baby's blood or giving the baby a transfusion before birth, with the scan showing the position of the needle throughout.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Fetal Blood Procedures cost?

$115

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $110 to $110Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $56 to $151
$100$200$500facility $110professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$208.93
3 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
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$115

AK $372FL $83.18

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.