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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 October 2026.

How much does Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $64.57.

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 $76 · 10th to 90th $76 to $76Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $25 to $69
$20$50$100facility $76professional $48

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$47.86

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.