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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Utah 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$102$85.11 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$148 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,169Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $76 to $174
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $102

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
$95.50
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
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
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$107

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.