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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Tennessee 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 October 2026.

How much does Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $67.61.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $47Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $22 to $324
$20$50$100$200$500facility $22professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Tennessee· 27th of 51

$47.86

AK $93.33DC $25.12

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.