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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Arizona 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$162 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$257 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $182 to $2,344Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $182

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
5 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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$245

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.