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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Indiana 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$214$178 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$437 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,248Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $148 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $214

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
$154.88
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
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
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 22nd of 51

$251

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.