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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Alabama 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 July 2026.

How much does Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $24.55 to $53.70.

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 $85 · 10th to 90th $71 to $115Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $85professional $40

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in Indiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $42.66 · 45th of 51
MN $70.79IN $36.31

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.