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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Missouri 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$97.72 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$468 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $129 to $6,607Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $79 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $126

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
$91.20
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd of 51

$135

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.