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Diagnostic Amniocentesis

Virginia 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$87.10 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$224 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $91 to $5,248Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $78 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $107

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
$117.49
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
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
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$112

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.