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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Minnesota 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$214$155 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$141 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $102 to $2,570Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $214

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
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$229

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.