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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 6 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$123$91.20 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,000 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,074Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $71 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $123

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
$245.47
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 33rd of 51

$138

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.