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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$85.11 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$102 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,995Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $76 to $174
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $112

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
$288.40
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 34th 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.