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Infant Car Seat Breathing Safety Test

Virginia 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 8 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$46.77$25.12 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$25.70 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $78Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $22 to $74
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $34professional $47

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
$21.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $45.71 · 40th 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.