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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Illinois 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$138$105 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$129 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $98 to $2,512Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $85 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $138

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
$85.11
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
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
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th of 51

$141

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.