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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Ohio 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$42.66$24.55 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$43.65 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $25 to $148Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $22 to $69
$20$50$100facility $66professional $43

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
$24.55
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in Indiana. 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$42.66

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.