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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Kentucky 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$102$81.28 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$129 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $105 to $9,120Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $66 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $102

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
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$110

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.