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Draining Excess Fluid From Around the Baby

Maryland 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?

$186

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $251.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $79 to $617Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $162 to $372
$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
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
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$186

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.