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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 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$178$112 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$178 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $107 to $5,248Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $79 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $178

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
$125.89
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$195

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.