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Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects

North Dakota 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 July 2026.

How much does Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $141.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $49 to $126Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $49 to $158
$50$100$200facility $49professional $117

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Vermont than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$107

VT $347DC $52.48

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.