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Pregnancy Blood Screening For Birth Defects

Tennessee 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $70.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $52 to $204Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $69
$50$100$200facility $129professional $54

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
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 31st of 51

$58.88

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.