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Ongoing Daily Care For A Very Low Birth Weight Newborn

Idaho 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.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ongoing Daily Care For A Very Low Birth Weight Newborn cost?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $204.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $117 to $288Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $110 to $269
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $182professional $148

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Idaho $148 · 15th of 51
MN $275AL $112

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.