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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 October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$102 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$363 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $98 to $4,074Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $81 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $631professional $132

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
$91.20
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
3 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
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$135

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.