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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Massachusetts 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 9 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$158$105 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$105 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $91 to $3,631Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $74 to $468
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $158

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
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$676.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$166

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.