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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 59000

In this procedure, a doctor inserts a thin needle through the abdomen into the uterus to withdraw a small sample of amniotic fluid, the fluid surrounding a developing baby during pregnancy. The sample is sent to a lab to test for genetic conditions, chromosomal abnormalities, or other concerns identified earlier in the pregnancy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 4 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$112$89.13 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$832 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,042Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $71 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $112

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$123

CA $457DE $107

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.