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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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Amniocentesis cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 8 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$117$91.20 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$138 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $95 to $5,754Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $79 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $117

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
$134.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$135

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.