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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 5 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$174$174 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,585 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $174 to $7,762Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $162 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $174

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
$173.78
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 18.6 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$200

CA $3,090DE $166

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.