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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Georgia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$117$100 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$372 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $83 to $3,631Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $76 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $117

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
$107.15
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
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
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 35th of 51

$126

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.