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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Arizona 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$85.11 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$214 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $93 to $3,467Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $71 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $120

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
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
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 25th of 51

$135

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.