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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Tennessee 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$126$95.50 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$525 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,692Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $72 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $126

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 11th of 51

$166

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.