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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

North Carolina 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$50.12$32.36 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$25.70 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $23 to $83Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $25 to $110
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $48professional $50

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
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $50.12 · 10th 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.