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Ongoing Daily Care For A Very Low Birth Weight Newborn

California rates for HCPCS 99478

A newborn who is not critically ill but still needs a high level of monitoring, most often because of a very low birth weight, receives ongoing daily medical management in the hospital. This covers each additional day of this intensive newborn care for the smallest, lowest-weight babies, rather than the initial day of care or care for a critically ill infant.

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th–90th $120$3240%10%10th90th$174Professionalmedian $166 · 10th–90th $110$4570%10%10th90th$166$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40