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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Alaska rates for HCPCS 59001

Removes a large amount of amniotic fluid from the womb through a thin needle guided by ultrasound through the mother's abdomen. It is done when too much fluid has built up, stretching the womb and causing discomfort, breathlessness, or a risk of early labor. Unlike a sample taken for testing, the point here is to relieve the pressure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$562$398 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$417 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $309 to $5,888Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $589professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$562

AK $562TX $178

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.