go back

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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$132 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$347 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $174 to $6,761Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $98 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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

$240

CA $457DE $107

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.