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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Colorado 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$257$214 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$851 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,370Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $178 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $257

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 8th of 51

$331

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.