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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

New Jersey 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 October 2026.

How much does Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$25.12 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$72.44 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $25 to $162Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $19 to $65
$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Jersey· 30th of 51

$47.86

AK $93.33DC $25.12

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.