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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 October 2026.

How much does Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $117.

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 $105Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $35 to $138
$50$100$200facility $49professional $100

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$91.20

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.