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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Michigan 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$39.81$24.55 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$46.77 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $28 to $251Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $63
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $60professional $40

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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $39.81 · 48th 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.