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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$89.13 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$178 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,148Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $83 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$138

AK $263KY $93.33

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.