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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 94780

This is a monitored observation period, usually lasting up to an hour, in which a baby is placed in their car seat or a similar seated position while their heart rate, breathing, and oxygen levels are continuously recorded. It is done to check whether sitting in a car seat causes dips in oxygen, slow breathing, or a slowed heart rate, which can happen in some newborns, especially those born early. The results help decide whether it is safe for the baby to travel in a car seat or whether other arrangements are needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$93.33$53.70 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$53.70 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $42 to $138Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $40 to $214
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $93

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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$93.33

AK $93.33DC $25.12

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.