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Ultrasound Guidance for Fetal Blood Procedures

Maryland 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?

$110

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $56 to $102Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $81 to $166
$100$200facility $59professional $110

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in North Dakota 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$110

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.