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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

New York 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 New York, 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 $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 9 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$33.11 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$29.51 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $23 to $93Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $23 to $105
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $45professional $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
$25.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$83.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72

Where New York 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 York $50.12 · 11th 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.