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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 October 2026.

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

$214

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$191$174 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$457 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,571Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $174 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $191

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
$173.78
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$214

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.