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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Washington, DC 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $51.29.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $51Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $22 to $62
$20$50$100facility $22professional $25

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$25.12

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.