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Ultrasound Guidance for Fetal Blood Procedures

South Carolina 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$100 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$97.72 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $98 to $447Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $79 to $174
$100$200$500facility $117professional $126

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
8 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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$126

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.