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Ultrasound Guidance for Fetal Blood Procedures

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Fetal Blood Procedures cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 5 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$123$102 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$0.03 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $0 to $155Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $89 to $166
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $135professional $123

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
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in North Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $123 · 25th of 51
ND $204FL $95.50

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.