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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Iowa 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$214$162 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$214 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $120 to $3,890Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $214

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
$162.18
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
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
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$219

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.