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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

New Mexico 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$41.69$24.55 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$30.90 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $24 to $288Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $21 to $81
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $59professional $42

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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$85.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $45.71 · 39th 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.