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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Illinois 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 7 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$46.77$25.12 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$37.15 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $25 to $100Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $54professional $47

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
$25.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$186.21
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $47.86 · 23rd 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.