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Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects

Arkansas 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$41.69 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$79.43 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $110Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $32 to $105
$50$100$200facility $79professional $69

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 12th of 51

$79.43

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.