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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

South Dakota 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $91.20.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $22 to $117Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $23 to $145
$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $54

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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$123.03

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$53.70

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.