Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Rhode Island 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$48.98	$28.84 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$83.18	$70.79 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $66 to $112Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $24 to $63

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $23.99 Median $47.86 Typical High $63.10	Professional	Global	$23.99	$47.86	$63.10
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $56.23 Median $81.28 Typical High $112.20	Facility	Global	$56.23	$81.28	$112.20
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $25.70 Median $51.29 Typical High $77.62	Professional	Global	$25.70	$51.29	$77.62
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $100.00 Median $100.00 Typical High $100.00	Facility	Global	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $28.18 Median $58.88 Typical High $107.15	Professional	Global	$28.18	$58.88	$107.15
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $83.18 Median $83.18 Typical High $83.18	Facility	Global	$83.18	$83.18	$83.18
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $22.91 Median $46.77 Typical High $87.10	Professional	Global	$22.91	$46.77	$87.10

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $48.98 · 18th 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.