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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Illinois 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$186 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$275 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $182 to $2,754Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $166 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $427professional $229

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
$380.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
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
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$263

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.