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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Georgia 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 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$245$170 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,288 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,079Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $155 to $468
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $245

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
$323.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $331 · 16th of 51
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.