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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Delaware 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$112$93.33 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$110 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,698Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $74 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $112

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$117

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.