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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$224$155 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$324 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $102 to $3,090Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $107 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $224

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
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$234

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.