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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Iowa 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 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$316$234 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$759 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $324 to $6,761Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $316

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$417

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.