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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Montana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$145$100 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$141 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $257Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $79 to $603
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $204professional $145

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 29th of 51

$145

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.