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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

South 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$141$100 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$209 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $107 to $9,772Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $78 to $724
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $891professional $141

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
$131.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 17th of 51

$174

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.