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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

North Dakota 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$145 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$102 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $78 to $759Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $110 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $117professional $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
$117.49
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$178

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.