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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Minnesota 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$69.18$46.77 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$57.54 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $25 to $427Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $25 to $191
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $141professional $69

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
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $70.79 · 1st 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.