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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Connecticut 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $129 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$25.12 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$115 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $59 to $288Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $22 to $83
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $129professional $48

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $48.98 · 19th 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.