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Pregnancy Blood Screen For Fetal Conditions

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 81509

A blood test taken from the mother during pregnancy that measures several naturally occurring substances and combines the results into an estimate of the chance that the baby has certain congenital conditions. It is a screening test: a higher-risk result means further testing should be discussed, not that anything is definitely wrong.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pregnancy Blood Screen For Fetal Conditions cost?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$891$891 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,175 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,079Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $891

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
$977.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Nebraska· 41st of 51

$977

AK $3,311KY $589

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.