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Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81512

Measures five substances in a pregnant woman's blood and combines those results with details such as her age and how far along the pregnancy is. The report gives the chance that the baby has a chromosome difference or an opening in the spine or skull. It is a risk estimate rather than a diagnosis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$155$105 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$234 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $69 to $537Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $66 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $263professional $155

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
$234.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$155

AK $155GA $41.69

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.