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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Maryland 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 6 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$138$95.50 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$74.13 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $43 to $513Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $74 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $107professional $138

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
$42.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 32nd of 51

$138

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.