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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Utah 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 Utah, 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 $56.23 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 7 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$48.98$27.54 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$27.54 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $95Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $23 to $83
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $49

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
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$109.65
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28

Where Utah 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.

Utah $48.98 · 17th 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.