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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Iowa 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 8 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$52.48$30.20 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$43.65 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $28 to $135Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $23 to $129
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $63professional $52

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
$32.36
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$117.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $52.48 · 6th 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.