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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 5 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$53.70$39.81 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$23.99 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $24 to $69Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $24 to $135
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $54

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
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $52.48 · 7th 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.