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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

North Carolina 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$178$126 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$112 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $79 to $2,239Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $95 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $224professional $178

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
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$182

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.