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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Colorado 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$102 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,047 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $132 to $5,370Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $85 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $132

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
$104.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
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
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$155

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.